hunger and thirst, friday

Friday, July 10

Opening Prayer:  Lord Jesus, thank you that you offer us yourself as food for our souls.  May we accept your invitation and feed on you each and every day, for nothing else will satisfy the deepest longings of our souls.  Amen.

Scripture: John 6:47-59

Journal: When you hear the words “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you,” what does it do in you?  How has his body and blood been real food and real drink to you? 

Reflection:

 

“Feed on him in your hearts by faith with thanksgiving,” say the words of the ancient prayer, and what rich and wonderful words they are!  They are words that invite us into a holy mystery.  They are words that invite us to find our soul’s deepest nourishment and sustenance in the body and blood of Jesus.  The sacraments act as entry points into the type of union and communion God most deeply desires with each of us.  They are physical signs that point to spiritual realities.  All of which give us an inside view of God’s heart and his deep desire for relationship with us.  For, “Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.”  Thanks be to God!       

Prayers

Closing Prayer: Loving Father, I surrender to you today with all my heart and soul. Please come into my heart in a deeper way. I say, “Yes” to you today. I open all the secret places of my heart to you and say, “Come on in.” Jesus, you are the Lord of my whole life. I believe in you and receive you as my Lord and Savior. I hold nothing back.  Holy Spirit, bring me to a deeper conversion to the person of Jesus Christ. I surrender all to you: my time, my treasures, my talents, my health, my family, my resources, my work, relationships, time management, successes and failures. I release it and let it go.  I surrender my understanding of how things “ought” to be, my choices and my will. I surrender to you the promises I have kept and the promises I have failed to keep. I surrender my weaknesses and strengths to you.  For the sake of Jesus.  Amen.