[GonzoII]

"John 6:54 Then Jesus said to them: Amen, amen I say unto you: Except you eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, you shall not have life in you."

That's a hard saying, who can hear it?

By the grace of God I can! ;0)

[etradervic]

That's a hard saying, who can hear it? By the grace of God I can! ;0)

On the eve of the Feast of Corpus Christi, it is humbling to reflect on the Mercy of God in giving to us this great gift of His Body and Blood. Besides the gift of the Holy Spirit, God condescends to be with us in the form of Bread and Wine. As 2000 years ago, He does not come as a God of thunder and wrath, but rather in unfathomable humility and love so that we may have recourse to Him as a God in our hand and our heart.

It is also humbling to remember that, to those who have been given much, much shall be required. There our many of our brothers in Christ who live by His Word alone and do so more faithfully than many who are blessed with the fullness of His Truth and Grace.

Let us approach this Holy Gift with trust in Jesus and love in our hearts remembering the the question of the Risen Christ (John 21):
15 When therefore they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter: Simon son of John, lovest thou me more than these? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. 16 He saith to him again: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith to him: Yea, Lord, thou knowest that I love thee. He saith to him: Feed my lambs. 17 He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved, because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep.