How deep is our faith? Are we superficial in our faith? Do we acknowledge that we still have lots to learn about our faith and willingly struggle each day to learn and reflect? Our Lord Jesus offers His divine peace and tranquility upon us, are we ready to accept? Are our hearts open?
Christ came to save us from eternal death, to grant us eternal life with Him. Are we still fearful of dying? Or are we instead waiting in joyful anticipation?
Every day we die to sin, we live out our new life with Him, liberated, joyous and in serenity. Have we encouraged others to do the same? To guide and show them that repentance leads to loving mercy and forgiveness. It’s fruits, peace, joy, hope, faith and love.
Are we witnesses to Christ our Lord? Are we truly His disciples?
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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