How often is God’s reply to our questions or requests not what you expected to hear?
All of Jesus’s miracles are bound in faith. A miracle is not the power to do something superhuman. It’s the power to do good. Miracles are signs of faith. Thus, faith can work miracles. Jesus’s miracles were signs that God’s reign had arrived and all who had faith would find themselves in the same boat, safe with Jesus. As faithful followers of Jesus, we can join together in generosity to grant life to millions. Yes, we can do this because we are all in the boat!!!! Happy Father’s Day.

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The Eucharist can provide us with nutrients of the soul, giving us sustenance, just as God sustained the people of Israel with manna. With these gifts we also accept a responsibility - that we now identify ourselves as one of Christ’s disciples and embody Christ. This responsibility we have is to our God and our community, that we will share with others our compassion, love, support and peace. The Eucharist can provide us with the strength and sustenance we need when our journey hits rocky paths, willing us forward to show God’s grace to ourselves and others. Our Amen in receiving Christ’s body and blood pronounces that we are ready and willing to accept this responsibility.

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God creates as God is. Just as the Trinity is a relationship of love between the Father and the Son generating the Holy Spirit, so God created us as creatures made to be in loving relationship with God and our fellow humans. So when we say we love our neighbor we are not simply saying that we have a relationship with them but that we are participating in that most intimate relationship within the Holy Trinity itself. Married couples who share this bond sacramentally are consecrated to this relationship in an even more profound manner. So as we reflect on the Trinitarian nature of God, let us rejoice in the gift of love that God has shared with us and work to share that love with others.

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