Why
do people give gifts? Because gifts are visible signs---tangible
expressions---of the reality of our true feelings and intentions. Sure,
we love our loved ones, but it is also in the material and perceptible
signs of love---touchable gifts---that clues about how we sincerely feel
for the other is hinted, is initially understood. Not that we value
more the material expressions; but that we find
means to show the truth of our inner dispositions; regardless the
monetary cost of the gift. God sent his only begotten Son, Jesus, a
sacrificial and redeeming gift---tangible in human history---to show how
much He loves us and that He is with us. That same Gift of God Himself
is offered to us in the Eucharist, not merely as a sign pointing to
Christ but the reality of Christ Himself received as bread and wine --
nourishing and sustaining us in the Divine Truth of God's Love.
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Friday, January 27, 2012
I Believe in God
When a man courts a woman, he shows gestures of love and affection like sending flowers or expressing his love intentions, so that the woman may believe in him and accept his love. When there is no belief, there will be no trust and love.
What God asks of us is to believe. Believing is the response we give to God for His love for us through His death on the cross. When we believe, the other essentials will follow. We notice that The Apostles Creed starts off with, "I believe in God...".
We sometimes lose the essence of the Eucharist because along the way we are focused on the ritual rather than believing that truly the host is transformed into the body of Christ. When we believe in the transubstantiation of the host, when we are convicted that it is truly Christ we are receiving, then the Holy Communion will surely be an experience that nourishes and transforms us.
Believing is the beginning of our faith. We are touched and transformed by Christ because we believe that His love is real. If our spiritual life is waning, we have to start believing again. With conviction we say, "I believe in God..."
What God asks of us is to believe. Believing is the response we give to God for His love for us through His death on the cross. When we believe, the other essentials will follow. We notice that The Apostles Creed starts off with, "I believe in God...".
We sometimes lose the essence of the Eucharist because along the way we are focused on the ritual rather than believing that truly the host is transformed into the body of Christ. When we believe in the transubstantiation of the host, when we are convicted that it is truly Christ we are receiving, then the Holy Communion will surely be an experience that nourishes and transforms us.
Believing is the beginning of our faith. We are touched and transformed by Christ because we believe that His love is real. If our spiritual life is waning, we have to start believing again. With conviction we say, "I believe in God..."
