LUKE 24: 35-48

Hello Everybody,

The building of the foundation, for the proclamation of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. To preach the Good News!!, that our Christ Jesus is the new and everlasting covenant, and we are all saved through Him, with Him and in Him. The start of the church, by a group of men called as apostles, and as friends to Christ in person, born in sin, just as you and I,to carry on and to proclaim the salvation from sin for all, in the name of Jesus Christ, Son of God,with all of their heart, with all of their mind, with all of their person, all of their souls, for the salvation of souls, in such chaotic of times, I guess no different than any other time in history except in its timing, such a pivotal factor when discussing salvation, God only knows....lol.....sounds so cliche'...lol...


Timing, the will of God, when is enough, enough? why now? who did what? where did it all go? what happened? how come? where has the time gone? Jesus knew at the start of time what was,is,to come of our Mother Church on earth. Jesus knew what He was dying for on that cross, Jesus knew what New and Eternal Life is to come for all that are IN HIM, by his conquering of death IN his Body and Blood, Jesus knew of all the trials and tribulations the apostles were to have in their time, just as He does now, this very moment, there is no surprises with Christ, especially with his bride, the Church. The mystery, the shock value, the secrets, the lies are all on us sinful people, NOT with Christ, He knows infinately better. Jesus knows He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords, He IS the answer and is its fulfillment, He shall bring His bride home to her Father. That is what the Son died and rose for. REDEMPTION in UNIFICATION!!!!



We need this hope to battle all of the ignorance and sin that is in our societies today. To me, if truth is white and sin is black, then we are each just a big collage of gray. Honestly, for me when things get chaotically foggy because of all the gray, it is just a muddy mess. But in that muddy mess, I can still go to mass, receive our Lord, His Body and His Blood meshes with my body and blood all day. I know He is with me, muddy and all. I take deep refuge in that. The Body and Blood of our Lord, is what we need to always seek and find. I find it very hopeful that Jesus can not be boxed in anywhere. He grows and goes with us. We go through our lives, make our decisions, right or wrong, and the day ends. We grow up and when we look back, we can see in our darkest and most wretched of places in us, we can see and appreciate HOW THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD PREVAILS. WHY? BECAUSE LOVE NEVER FAILS. That is why today, we are able to , 3000 years later able to take refuge in Christ to re-fortify, to re-sustain, to re-try, to re-charge, to re-do, to renew as a people of Christ here and now. And by all of this refortifying, retrying, recharging and renewal, this is how the Living Body of Christ keeps procreating and regenerating itself, in us, during the circles of our lives here on earth, thereby to the whole Body of Christ, here on earth. Thank you Jesus and Thank you Apostles.

Today 4/24/09, I was reflecting on the Gospel of Luke24:35-48, a few things came to mind. The two apostles are reflecting back to what had happened to them on their way to Emmaus, specifically in the breaking of bread. The impression of that very night at supper, the last for our King. His Body and Blood, as the new and everlasting covenant to all. The forgiveness of sins with unconditonal love.

Jesus gave us his body and blood as the Lamb of God for the salvation of all souls and unification of all. By his conception, life, death and resurrrection, Jesus knew that he is not only going to be present then, but He is present everyday of our lives, not just spiritually but physically tangible in the Eucharist. The giving and receiving of his own body and blood that He gave us back then is what is remembered and celebrated at every mass today. That is why, as Fr. Paul would say, "the mass is the source and summit" of all Christians today, it is Jesus Himself. The Eucharist is the source of life we as a people, so desperately need, to see us through each day. For our Lord to be with us, to guide us, to consume us, to see us through whatever life has to offer. To guide His lambs to serve others in the Body of Christ, every time we receive our Lord, His Body and His Blood meshes with our body and blood, a most precious and personal communion. Then, the love is shared to the Whole Body of Christ, within itself and the Church, in the name of Christ Jesus, for the salvation of souls and the promise of Eternal Life. Thank God.

In reflection again of this gospel of Luke, Jesus says, "Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch mea and see, b ecause a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have". In this particular part, what struck me most was the use of Jesus' words of "me, myself and I". I humbly feel, which is probably way off but, that the "me" is death, like the death we must face to ourselves each day. The "myself" is life, since Christ is Life Everlasting. The "I" is the resurrection, for if Christ had not rose from the dead, what would the point have been then, we would still be stuck in death, just as St. Paul has stated in his preachings.

Jesus was coming to them, man to man, not like He had before, but as the resurrected Son of Man and Son of God. For all, we are all our own "me, myself and I" because we our own unique and indiviual person. So in Christ Jesus, we get the strength to help us battle with, deal with, the trials and tribulations. He gives us the strength or courage to try to handle all of the" living and dying" and "dying and rising" we do to ourselves everyday. Jesus is there, He will see us and love us through the thick and thin days. I feel by doing so, He is deepening his communion with us, just as He did with the apostles back in the day.

Another thought came to mind when I read, "These are the words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened ther minds to understand the Scriptures."(Luke 24:35-48). The Word made Flesh, in person, opening their minds to HIS TRUTHS, from TRUTH ITSELF.....WOW!!!!. All of the apostles to ingest, spread and preach to the people of the saving power of our Lord Jesus. Whom each personally lived with, walked with, experienced, and now ready to go our to the whole world. I tried, but couldn't imagine how Jesus helped/guided each of them in whatever they needed, wherever they were. It had to be craziness, in a holy way of course. I just really thank Jesus for leading them as He did, and how He still leads/guides His Church today.

Truth is freedom, truth can withstand and be stood on, truth is the rock which we take refuge in any season, truth last for all time and ages, universally seasoned and steafast for all of time. Truth is the bar we hold/base our decisions, is it right or wrong? The roots of truth is what we need to cling to, to surrender to, to free us from, or to choke on...lol...The truth roots us in the questions we face in our daily lives, all of the who's, what's, where's, when's, why's, and how comes, the shouldas, wouldas and couldas that come our way. The truth is our definintion to what is right or wrong, the black or white in ourselves.

The truth brings to light all of the "grays" we accumalate in ourselves as well. The realization of the amount of grays in my person, and how much really needs to get white can be overwhelming. But then truly, it must be soaked in the blood of the Lamb, Christ Jesus, its a good grounding for us dirty people to stay grounded in Jesus. Then it becomes not overwhelming but hopeful, I cling to the hope that one day, my robes will be, white just like the people of God. Why? because Jesus loves me, and Jesus is the Eternal Hope that was sent to redeem, make our robes white in His Blood, and save us from eternal damnation. The truth, Christ Himself, is what we hope. He is all we need, because He is not only truth, but perfect Love too. Thank God!!!