The Lord Is My Chef Easter Recipe by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Tuesday in the Easter Octave, 02 April 2024
Acts 2:36-41 <*{{{{>< + ><}}}}*> John 20:11-18
Oh, yes...dear God!
In this Season of Easter
today's Responsorial Psalm
is so true,
"The earth is full
of the goodness of the Lord"
when despite the many
darkness pervading over us
and the emptiness we find
and experience,
You give us things to do
to rectify our mistakes,
to make life better after
so many mistakes and
sins: to repent in Jesus Christ
and surrender ourselves to Him
in order to receive
the gift of the
Holy Spirit.
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other Apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 2:37-38
Many times we are like
Mary Magdalene,
O Lord:
we cannot see and experience
You because we are still
looking for You in our old ways,
in our comfort zones,
in the superficialities of life
like the more obvious
physical aspects;
teach us to
"stop holding on to You",
Lord,
in those old ways
and manners
by going deeper,
taking that deep plunge
to trust in You more,
be matured,
more trusting and faithful
to You in the midst of
darkness and
emptiness.
Open the eyes of our heart
and soul to see more
of You in the hidden beauties
as well as in the
ugly and uncomfortable
realities of life.
Amen.
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