05/05/2022

The Jewish early Church had soon found in the Scriptures the foretelling of Christ, even of his sufferings. The Ethiopian listened, understood and accepted, then requested Baptism. He accepted the grace to believe. There are Jewish Ethiopians to this day and, of course, Christians too, He accepted the Faith that had come to him from God but he was still Jewish and continued to read the Old Testament. I am wondering what happened to him after Philip left him. He went on his way rejoicing but for how long?

All of the early believers had to have contact with each other and with the Apostles for there was no Gospels for them to read alone. There are very ancient texts that are from the Apostles especialy from St Paul which explain the Faith and warn of the dangers of false teaching. 

John's record of Jesus' teaching which is now available in his Gospel shows that our Faith was already a thinking Faith. Jesus tells us that we must be like little children in our belief but we must think about the  immensity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit that is contained in the words we use. The Father teaches us in Jesus' words that the bread from heaven is the flesh of of the incarnate Son. He proclaims that "Everybody who believes has eternal life" . He does not tell us how this can be possible but that it is what we have to know as truth to be able to come to the Eternity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Dear Lord, help me face today as it comes. Let me not be blinded by the beauty or hardships of this world but see in everything that is good as a product of your grace. Let the horrors being faced in so many places come to an end and may the perpertrators and their victims be filled with  Holy Spirit and regret and forgive following your words. Let those in my family and in the world who are sick be strengthened by the prayers and care of our Mother Mary but let everything be according to your will.