Greetings Prayer Warriors,
How often we long to hear the voice of Christ, especially when we ceaselessly pray for our intentions! When we don’t get the response we are hoping for, we frequently conclude that the Lord isn’t listening. Perhaps we are the ones not listening, rejecting what we do hear when we don’t like the answer.
Reflect on the story of the apostles who were fishing all night long and into the wee morning hours of the morning without a single catch. Then the Lord arrives out of nowhere and yells from shore, “Try casting your net to the other side!” Can you imagine how the disciples must have felt? I know my brain would be racing, thinking, “Does he think we’ve never fished before??!! Perhaps someone should tell him we are FISHERMEN! Doesn’t he think we would have attempted that hours ago if we thought it had an iota of value?!” Yet, the apostles recognized the Master’s voice and obeyed. The result, 153 fish, well beyond their expectations!
Perhaps we need to dial up a mustard seed of faith just as the apostles did. Perhaps we have to listen with a humble heart that admits we don’t have all the answers, our way isn’t always the best way, and the Lord’s way doesn’t always make sense to our limited brains, but obedience to his voice always pays off!
He wants what is best for us, eternal life. Admittedly the journey is most unpleasant, but he never fails to nourish us, body, soul, and mind. He longs to give us Himself, the Bread of Life, which he has left for us in the Eucharist.
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” John 6:56-58
Nourish your faith and share it with your family. Seeds planted early and often are like prayers prayed frequently throughout one’s life. Invariably they sprout in unexpected way and sometimes the wind blows them elsewhere to be the delight of another, but they always bear fruit.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Sow the seeds of Life by passing it on!
