Apr 27- May 2: Monday: John 6:22-29: 22 On
the next day the people who remained on the other side of the sea saw that
there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat
with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. 23 However,
boats from Tiberias came near the place where they ate the bread after the Lord
had given thanks. 24 So when the people saw that Jesus was not there, nor his
disciples, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum, seeking
Jesus. 25 When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him,
“Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say
to you, you seek me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill
of the loaves. 27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food
which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on
him has God the Father set his seal.” 28 Then they said to him, “What must we
do, to be doing the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them, “This is the work of
God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.”
Easter 3rd Week, Tuesday, Apr 28
Acts
7:51 - 8:1 / John 6:30-35
Jesus speaks about
the Eucharist: “I am the bread of life.”
There’s a story about
a poor immigrant family in the 1800s who spent almost their entire life’s
savings for boat tickets to the United States. To save what little money they
had left, they ate cheese and bread in their cabin rather than go to the ship’s
dining room with its more expensive food. According to the story, it wasn’t
until they docked in New York that they discovered that the meals on the ship
were included in the price of their tickets.
A prayer during the time of COVID-19
A prayer during the time of COVID
When human life is disturbed, disrupted, and threatened by
the novel coronavirus, we pray to you, God of life. Grant us the compassion,
humility and self-discipline to value, care about and protect each life.
Easter, 3rd Week, Monday, Apr 27
Acts
6:8-15 / John 6:22-29
Jesus speaks about hunger: “Spiritual hunger demands spiritual
food.”
There are over
four billion people in the world. About a half billion of these people suffer
from chronic physical hunger and malnutrition. We have heard this statistic so
often that it no longer makes a great impact on us. But there is a more
frightening statistic about hunger that is never mentioned. It’s the statistic
that of the four billion people in the world, perhaps three billion or more are
suffering from chronic spiritual hunger and malnutrition. This is the point
Jesus makes in today’s gospel. That’s why he tells the people to seek not just
“body” food but also “soul” food—“food that endures for eternal life.”
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Our God, and God of all people: Covid Prayer
Our God, and God of all people:
God of the rich and God of the poor;
God of the healthy and God of the afflicted;
God of those with healthcare, and God of the uninsured;
God of the hoarder, and God of the helper;
God of those who have no God.
God of refuge, we seek your Protection - Covid Prayer
God of refuge, we seek your Protection
Protect the
vulnerable from illness: Those who are old and frail, weakened by years and
struggle, those who care for others, expending their energy and love; those for
whom inability to work means hardship and poverty.
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