Good morning good people,
May the Risen Lord give you peace and blessings. We reflect on Acts 9:1–20 and John 6:52–59. It is 09th May 2025.
We thank the Lord for giving us Pope Leo XIV, the successor of Peter. May we pray for our New Pope to lead us closer to God through Jesus in peace and unity.
St. Clare of Assisi describes, “We become what we love and who we love shapes what we become.”
No human being can ever be forced into conversion. True conversion is the gracious initiative of God met by the humble cooperation of the individual soul. God never compels us; instead, He convinces us—gently, personally, through a heart-to-heart encounter that invites us to take a new direction, one that leads to and ends in Jesus Christ.
We who are baptized are called to be instruments—of love, hope, healing, and peace—to those around us. To be an instrument of God, one need not be perfect or already a saint. But make no mistake: every saint, in one way or another, is an instrument of God. To become such an instrument, we must first learn to listen to the voice of God. We must let go of our own plans, our fixed directions, and instead open our hearts to do what God desires to accomplish through us. An instrument cannot ever claim to be the master; it is the hand of the Master that brings forth the music.
The story of Saul’s conversion mentioned three times in Acts (9:1–20; 22:4–26; 26:12–18), shows us that without conversion, there is no Church. A growing, living Church thrives on continual conversions. The more we resist God, the more passionately He pursues our hearts. In our struggles to believe, God never walks away; rather, He runs to lift us up. Even if we have become blunt or broken in life, God can still sharpen and shape us to fulfil His original plan.
The responsorial psalm calls out: “Go out to all the world and tell the Good News” (Mark 16:15). In the Gospel, Jesus proclaims the mystery of divine life: it springs forth through nourishing and embodying the values of the Good News—the Bread of Life. “Unless you eat the Flesh of the Son of Man and drink His Blood, you do not have life within you” (John 6:53).
We are all invited to approach the Eucharist with reverent preparation and a heart open to divine intervention. Without the Eucharist, our lives become scattered, unfocused, and spiritually dry. Our relationship with Jesus is of paramount importance in receiving and nourishing His Body and Blood. He is not merely a spark in our hearts—He is the unquenchable flame that gives us warmth for the journey. As God draws us closer to Himself, He draws us ever deeper into communion with Jesus through the mystery of the Eucharist.
May we become worthy instruments in the hands of Jesus.
May today be filled with grace.
God bless you.