Scripture Reflections for the Seventh Sunday of Easter

“the word “glorify” simply means to make known. Jesus wants to make the Father known. By the simplicity of his life, by the generous sharing of his meager means, by his lived commitment to his community, old Señor Amor spent a lifetime glorifying God.”

“that because Jesus and the Father are one, and Jesus has shared his life with us, we may live with the very life of God”

“Jesus plunged into the depths of the Earth and transformed the world...If we follow him, we follow him here on Earth, and we can’t spend our lives staring at the sky. Still once in a while, it’s good to look up. After all, our call in Christ is an upwards call.”

“Words stand for many things, can be symbolic of many things and ‘I love you’ is often the most ambiguous phrase of all. But when the one who loves you is the Creator of heaven and earth, it is real.”

“But to know God, in the biblical sense of that term, is not simply an intellectual grasping of his reality: it entails becoming like him and doing what he does”

“You might have the charism of evangelization but you might be carrying it out in your own family, among your own circle of friends, at your place of work”

“Our Christian hope is that living out the truth and loving our neighbour, we will be filled with the Holy Spirit and will belong to God”

“Prayer is not only an act but it is a way of life. It is an expression of our ‘belongingness’ to the Father.”

“God is so powerful, he can win by any means, even through weakness, pain, suffering, and other things the world holds as contemptible”

“The Father sent the Son, yes, even into the depth of our sin. Why? That we might be gathered by the Son into the Holy Spirit. That's the whole purpose of the spiritual life.”