2ND JUNE 2013 - BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
I am the bread come down from heaven, one who eats of this bread will have eternal life!
It is the feast of Self-Giving...total self giving of the Lord who came down from heaven!
The Word has prepared us during the week towards this great celebration...
Giving...
I can give to receive...not just a mundane reception of a return for my giving; but I can give to receive something spiritual, to receive, may be, a blessing from God , to receive an affirmation from the Divine Giver... Melchizedek brought out bread and wine and Abraham gave him the one tenth... all in view of receiving the divine protection...
There was only one who gave, only to be received... notice, it is in passive! He gives, it is upto me to receive or not!!! He gives, to be Received.
The Lord gave the body and the blood and said...do this in remembrance of me... not just to remember him but remember to do what he did, in remembrance of him... to give of myself as he gave, in remembrance of him... He gives, to be Remembered, that he has invited me to give as he gave!
Yes, the Lord invites me to give, as he invited the disciples to give the people to eat...'give them some food yourselves'. It's only when we give the people in need, we remain the Lord's disciples. To make us learn that we need to give always of ourselves to the others in need, He gives, to Remain within us... He comes to us to transform us into Himself, to be givers, to be givers who give of ourselves to others, without passing the buck to someone else.
Yes, the Lord, everyday gives himself to me and so...
HE LIVES IN ME...