Well, we survived our second Mother’s Day with my mother
living in heaven. My sisters, daughter
and I spent a fun day with my Dad and I found myself ever grateful to be
surrounded by loving family. I found
comfort as always in the words of God . . .
“May the eyes of your hearts be enlightened, that you
may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of
glory in his inheritance among the holy ones, and what is the surpassing
greatness of his power for us who believe.”
Ephesians
1:18-20
Think for a minute of the “surpassing greatness of his power for us who
believe” in the context of the early Christians. They witnessed their beloved suffer and
die. They swaddled him in burial cloth
and laid his body to rest. And yet, on
the third day he stood before them in the flesh as they clung to each other in the upper room. Having experienced the greatness of his power, they would
certainly know the meaning of hope! That
hope carried them through as Jesus ascended into heaven and they shared that
hope with others. It is that same hope
which enlightens our eyes and hearts today.
We can be certain that the riches he promised us will indeed be
experienced if we but follow his word and live in his love.
My prayer for you is that you may
keep your eyes and hearts open to see the greatness of his power in
others. For when Christ went back to
heaven, he made sure that we were gifted with the power of the spirit and left
us the gift of Eucharist. As we take in
his body let us remember that as Christ becomes a part of us we must reflect
Christ to others. The greatness of his
power must be spread through our eyes and hearts and hands and feet. Let us be sure that all know the hope that belongs to his call.
Shalom,
Tina
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