27/12/2021

Yesterday I missed my prayer log but did not forget to pray. This log of prayer is a way to discipline my mind to prayer. Jesus did tell us that Mary had chosen the better way by sitting at his feet anf listening to his words but sometimes in our human life the work of Martha has to be taken care of; Jesus himself took on the work of humanity when  he kicked the merchants out of the temple.

St John's letter makes it is as clear as crystal that he had seen God. That he had walked with God; lived with God ; been taught with God and rested with him too. Jesus is God and his Church is what we are in our lifetimes; we are the Word that is proclaimed by the Baptist and recorded today by John. He ran but Peter was faster; together they saw the empty tomb and at that John believed all that he had thought and been taught during his time with Jesus.

John's joy is complete when he shares what he knows with us all. There can be no earthly joy greater than to know God; to know Father, Son and Holy Spirit and to share that Faith with Mary, all the Apostles and their followers who, as did Mary, recall and ponder the Gospels in our hearts.

Dear Lord the Apostles really did know you; you know what temptations we thy people have to face on this earth. May I this day be pleasing to you and even in the family games never forget that your Life, Death and Resurrection is what enables us to find joy in this life and eternity in the next.