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Thomas stood in the light of Easter, yet that light did not dispel his darkness. We can all draw strength in these times from that very personal relationship with the Lord he invites us to have with him. He was succeeded by Pope Urban VI who turned out to be a disastrous Pope. All we can do is to surrender to the breath of the Spirit within us and around us, to allow the Spirit to direct us and to lead us. The Lord is always calling on us to grow in our relationship with him, to deepen our relationship with him. Jesus came to his native place and taught the people in their synagogue. Yes, Jesus gave them bread in the wilderness to eat, but, more importantly, he himself is the Bread of Life who can satisfy their deepest hunger, their spiritual hunger. We need to keep trying to go where the Spirit is leading us. As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. Within that general call which we all share, we each have a particular call that is in keeping with our own unique gifts and limitations, our own distinctive set of experiences. We have gates to the front of the church, but they are rarely closed. When someone precious has been taken from us, when we have experienced some bitter loss, when we see bad things happening to good people, when we have struggled with some experience of death, it can be difficult to believe in the emergence of new life, the possibility of a new beginning. However, having fed the physical hunger of the crowd, some of that crowd now want Jesus to give them more of the same. In calling us to himself he also sends us into the world afire with the flame of his love. When we pray, we open ourselves to the coming of the Holy Spirit upon us and to the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives. For God sent his Son into the world Daily Homilies: December 26-31 - SundayPrep.org Then the Lord Jesus, after he spoke to them, was taken up into heaven and took his seat at the right hand of God. Yet, here was a Pharisee who stood out somewhat from his peers. Mark was the first to write a gospel. Barnabas was a nick name; it meant Son of Encouragement. The coming of the Holy Spirit at the first Pentecost wasnt sufficient for the early church. At some level we are all seekers or searchers. It is now recognized for the wonderful literary and theological masterpiece it is. Nicodemus heard Jesus say to him that he needed to born of water and the Spirit. New upmarket housing blocks tend to be gated affairs. If we offer our own meagre resources to him, he can enhance them beyond all our expectations. FunctionalOur website uses functional cookies. We are called to love others for themselves rather than for what we can get from them. We can only work for the Lord and serve the Lord to the extent that we are aware of and acknowledge our total dependence on him. In todays gospel reading, the Lord came to his disciples as they were struggling with a strong wind and a rough sea and brought them to a safe haven. When they find him, Jesus reveals to them what it is that motivates their seeking. On this second Sunday of Easter, we are invited to make Thomas confession of faith our own, wherever we happen to find ourselves on our faith journey. but whoever refuses to believe is condemned already,