The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Thursday in the Third Week of Easter, 05 May 2022 Acts 8:26-40 ><}}}}*> + <*{{{{>< John 6:44-51

Praise and thanksgiving to you, most loving Lord, Jesus Christ, in making us come to you daily!
Jesus said to the crowds: “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draw him, and I will raise him on the last day. It is written in the prophets: They shall all be taught by God. Everyone who listen to my Father and learns from him comes to me.”
John 6:44-45
Grant me the courage and docility of Philip your Apostle whose feast we celebrated yesterday to always come to you, ready to "get up and set out" wherever you send us.
May we spend time, make time daily to come to you, Jesus, to put into practice that grace of the Father to meet and experience you in prayers and the sacraments so we may be filled with your presence and mercy. And wisdom.
Then the eunuch said to Philip in reply, “I beg you, about whom is the prophet saying this? About himself, or about someone else?” Then Philip opened his mouth and, beginning with this Scripture passage, he proclaimed Jesus to him.
Acts 8:34-35
First, let us come to you, Jesus so that we may come to share you with others. Amen.