Bread of life and a life giving spirit
Tuesday, 3rd week in Easter
Acts 7:51 -8:1; Jn 6:30-35
Just back from the funeral of a veteran religious, a missionary in India for the past 60 years and reflecting on these readings, it makes an altogether new sense. The bread of life that Christ is, prepares one to give one's life for others. Stephen is a splendid sign of those who are prepared by this bread. It is all about others and about giving.
The others would mean even those who are not the so-called acceptable ones, even those who are against you, even those who are responsible for your troubles. That is what Stephen does, as he prays for those who stoned him. He prays as his Master, the life-giving bread did...Lord forgive them!
Giving, would mean giving of oneself, a self-giving that is so typical of the bread from heaven. Christ is synonymous with total self giving and every disciple of the Lord is called to live out this absolute self giving in their daily life.
Bread of life, gives me life and challenges me to a life-giving spirit.
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