GO PAST IT

Last night we gathered to remember the 40^th day of our beloved Sis Loida Larioza’s death anniversary in San Lorenzo. It became an occasion as Father Mau earlier said in his homily not of grief but a time of hope. For the Lord has promised to prepare a place for us so that where He is, we may also be. As we all strive to know God in a special way may we come to a point where we realize the essence of this message conveyed to us in today’s 1^st reading.  Amen. Hallelujah!

Ephesians 2:19-22

19 Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. 22 ...in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit...

We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, that's why we should take care of our bodies. Just think of it, whenever we are preparing to receive guests in our home we always try our best to make it look presentable and go through extraordinary efforts to make it special. I believe that we should develop this kind of attitude each day as we bear in our minds that God dwells in us. It is our duty to make Him feel at home and make it a fitting dwelling place for Him. Let us make ourselves a living testimony of the gospel. What a way to live if by just looking at us people will be blessed and praise God for we become proof of His steadfast kindness and fidelity. Sounds very difficult but as God our Father is Almighty we continue to hope that all things are possible and we can do all things through Him. As we try our best to improve our knowledge of God may we really feel hopeful that God has great plans for all of us. There is really a need to remind ourselves constantly of this truth in order to respond as best as we can to this call in today's psalm reading. Amen. Hallelujah!

P S A L M

Psalm 117:1bc. 2

R: Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.

1 Praise the LORD, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! (R) 2 For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the LORD endures forever. (R)

In today's gospel Jesus calls us to go beyond the boundaries and limitations of this world. It is not just the visible aspect that we should focus on. Let us all examine ourselves and evaluate what we have been doing for God and if we think we've reached the end of the line and we've given it our best shot then we are wrong. Our God is awesome, infinite and endless in glory that each day we have is an opportunity to improve our best.  If we can go past it then we are truly blessed. Believe the unbelievable although we don't have proof. Just trust the peace emanating from Christ, the kind of peace that dwells in our hearts, feels very much at home and there to stay no matter what happens. Amen. Hallelujah!

John 20:24-29

...“Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.”...Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”