Fr. Kevin's Cluttered Desk
August 1, 2021
Last week in the Gospel Jesus feeds 5000 people with 5 loaves and 2 fish. And now the people what another sign, a better sign, a bigger sign. What will it take for these people to believe? Then again, what is necessary for us to believe?
Every Sunday a miracle takes place, and the bread and the wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus. Right before our eyes this wonderful miracle takes place. Why? Because God knows how much we need the Bread from Heaven. The Israelite people ate Manna in the dessert to sustain them and for 40 years, almost a lifetime. But now we have something even better, we have the Body and Blood of Jesus that gives life to the world. And the people said, “Sir, give us this bread, always.” And so Jesus does give us “that bread” always. We are offered the Eucharist on a constant basis, but do we avail ourselves of it, do we consume it regularly?
If the doctor tells us to take a pill, every day of our life so that we might live, what do we do? We generally take the pill. Jesus comes along and offers us a “pill” for our eternal lives, so why are we not lined up clamouring to get this pill that offers eternal life? Sadly, when the doctor offers us something, we generally know something is wrong in our bodies, but do we know how to evaluate our spiritual selves? How do we measure our spiritual health? Can we tell if we are healthy or need work? The trouble here is that measuring one’s spiritual health is not easy since it is hard to see. What are the criteria? What form of measurement?
Most of our work in spiritual health should be proactive not reactive. I should not be looking at my spiritual health from the point of “look see how well I am doing” rather I should be looking at it from the point of “what have I done today to improve my spiritual health.” Do I have a long-term plan to grow my faith? Yes, you can at the last minute make it into heaven, but most people prefer a structured organized plan of attack. What is your plan?
Peace Fr. Kevin
Every Sunday a miracle takes place, and the bread and the wine become the Body and Blood of Jesus. Right before our eyes this wonderful miracle takes place. Why? Because God knows how much we need the Bread from Heaven. The Israelite people ate Manna in the dessert to sustain them and for 40 years, almost a lifetime. But now we have something even better, we have the Body and Blood of Jesus that gives life to the world. And the people said, “Sir, give us this bread, always.” And so Jesus does give us “that bread” always. We are offered the Eucharist on a constant basis, but do we avail ourselves of it, do we consume it regularly?
If the doctor tells us to take a pill, every day of our life so that we might live, what do we do? We generally take the pill. Jesus comes along and offers us a “pill” for our eternal lives, so why are we not lined up clamouring to get this pill that offers eternal life? Sadly, when the doctor offers us something, we generally know something is wrong in our bodies, but do we know how to evaluate our spiritual selves? How do we measure our spiritual health? Can we tell if we are healthy or need work? The trouble here is that measuring one’s spiritual health is not easy since it is hard to see. What are the criteria? What form of measurement?
Most of our work in spiritual health should be proactive not reactive. I should not be looking at my spiritual health from the point of “look see how well I am doing” rather I should be looking at it from the point of “what have I done today to improve my spiritual health.” Do I have a long-term plan to grow my faith? Yes, you can at the last minute make it into heaven, but most people prefer a structured organized plan of attack. What is your plan?
Peace Fr. Kevin
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