The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Thursday before the Epiphany of the Lord, 04 January 2024
1 John 3:7-10 ><]]]]'> + <'[[[[>< John 1:35-42
The two disciples heard what he said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.”
John 1:37-39
Thank you very much,
dear Lord Jesus in helping us
find new directions in life
this fourth day of 2024;
your question to Andrew
and his companion still echoes
to us in this time,
confronting us for an answer,
for a response.
Lord Jesus,
enlighten our minds and our hearts
with your Holy Spirit
this beginning of the year;
we are constantly in search
of so many things but mostly
not essential;
thank you in giving us Andrew
and companion as guide
on what to look for -
you and nobody else!
Teach me, dear Lord,
to always first ask that important
question what matters most to me
that I am looking for
because it reveals who I am,
where I stand before you, my Lord,
and before others.
Many times,
we merely follow you
but when the going gets tough
and rough, we leave
and stay behind;
many times,
we merely follow you
without truly searching
where you stay,
where can you truly be found,
Lord Jesus
because you are never idle
nor confined in a book nor a place
nor a kind of person;
very often,
you stay dear Jesus
where it is difficult,
even agonizing,
and disturbing.
Let us come to you,
and see you,
dear Jesus,
to personally experience you
even in the most surprising
ways for there is no
place nor person nor situation
where you cannot be found.
Amen.
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