Gospel: Luke 24:35-48
The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place along the way, and
how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of bread. While they were
still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them,
"Peace be with you." But they were startled and terrified and thought
that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, "Why are you
troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my
feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have
flesh and bones as you can see I have." And as he said this, he showed
them his hands and his feet. While they were still incredulous for joy and were
amazed, he asked them, "Have you anything here to eat?" They gave him
a piece of baked fish;
he took it and ate it in front of them.
He said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was
still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the
prophets and psalms must be fulfilled." Then he opened their minds to
understand the Scriptures. And he said to them, "Thus it is written that
the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day and that
repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all
the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses of these things."
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Reflection:
Who moves and inspires us to go on when you feel spiritually/emotionally
weary and tired? Of course it’s no other than Jesus! During these times of
weariness and tiredness we earnestly pray to Him and we ask Him for help and
strength. And the moment we sincerely do these prayers and petitions we would
feel energized as such we are very much ready again to face the many trials in our
life.
While the disciples of Jesus were feeling weary and down because they
thought that Jesus had not risen. He suddenly stood in their midst and He
greeted them, "Peace be with you and He said to them: “Why are you
troubled?” And why do questions arise in your hearts? Jesus appeared to his
followers once again to tell them that He had truly risen and that He is there
for them.
Whether we admit it or not, we are often times like the disciples of
Jesus. We doubt, we feel abandoned by Him and we sometimes question Him. If He
is really there for us and if He is really real!
If He is there and if He is truly real then how come there are still difficult
moments in our lives like this covid-19 pandemic that has killed thousands
already? In the midst of these momentary difficulties let us persevere and let
us continue to have faith in Jesus.
What does this gospel episode tells us? It tells us that we are never
alone that the Risen Jesus is always by our side most especially when we pass
through trials and problems. He is always there to help us and to strengthen
us. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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