There is the old saying, "Seeing is believing", but the fact remains that many see and yet do not believe. Believing is a disposition of the heart and mind, an openness to the kindness, power, and love of our God. Cynics need not apply! Two people can be witnesses to the same event but have very different interpretations. John's tradition is filled with breathless awe and wonder at having seen, heard and touched the transcendent God revealed in a human person. John and his community sawy and believed, for they were willing to allow God to challenge their ways of thinking. We see, touch and hear this same loving God in our personal relationship with Jesus, and the joy and wonder which we experience impells us to share it with others. We cannot give what we do not have, so if we truly want to share Jesus wiht a desperate and searching world we must first encounter Him ourselves. John's witness challenges us to look at our own experience - again - but this time with greater faith and openness. We will most likely reach a deeper understanding of the ways in which God is present in our lives. God shares His divine life with us through Jesus. Let us become receivers and hearers of the Word, and share this experience with the many who seek meaning and hope in their lives.
Lord, grant me a personal experience of Jesus in my life.
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DAILY OFFERING
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Eternal Father, I offer You everything I do this day; my thoughts, words, joys and sufferings.
Grant that, vivified by the Holy Spirit and united to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
my life this day may be of service to You and to others. I also pray that all those preparing for marriage
discover in Sacrament the source of Christ's grace for living a fithful and fruitful love. Amen.
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PRAYING WITH THE CHURCH
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INTENTION
That the celebration of the Jubilee may become the source of a new commitment in men and women of good will to protect and promote human life.
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