Daily Prayer & Reflection

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL FROM YOUR TCHS COMMUNITY!

 

Our world seems so terribly chaotic these days on so many levels. To discipline ourselves to slowing down and considering this most holy week and the events that are remembered especially on Thursday, Friday and Saturday into Sunday, may seem a task just too far beyond our abilities. There are so many demands and so many obligations, how do we manage?

Maybe if we make a sincere effort to sit down, carve out some time just to be present to ourselves and think about what we need and what we want in our lives on a spiritual level. Be present to those questions and then, just listen. See what the Spirit brings to our thoughts and just be with that -- just stop everything else, breathe deeply and slowly,  and listen.

Jesus gathers his apostles for one last meal. He knew that but they seemed to not have a clue! What must He have been thinking that evening?  What mattered most to Him to share with them this one, last time they gathered?  

 

His message was simply LOVE. He washed their feet, a lowly servant task but Jesus wanted them to understand and follow His example of giving everything to every effort -- that's LOVE.  

Love isn't measured in gifts and possessiveness, or in controlling someone we say we love. Love serves the other who  is loved in any way needed, without hesitation or question. Jesus did that for His followers and asked them to be willing to do that for others as well. By later on Good Friday, Jesus had gone so much further. He gave His very life for them -- for us.

 

An innocent Jesus took on the guilt of the world at that point and died, just for us, just for me. That is what LOVE looks like. As we conclude this Lenten journey in the next few days and ready ourselves to enjoy a beautiful Easter, how do we accept the love of Jesus for us? How do we show our love in return? Are we good disciples on our way through this life? Can I become a better disciple and share this gift of love with others? Can I look to Jesus and do the same. The staff, faculty, and students of Catholic High carry each and every one of our alums, benefactors, and families in our prayers this holy season and ask God's continued presence and love in all our lives.