What would a “tweet” of today’s gospel look like? For the Middlers, it looked like this: “Look 4 a sign of Jesus and the Sign of Jesus will find u.”
John the Baptist was looking for Jesus, even though “he did not know him.” He believed, however, that he would recognize him by the Spirit that came upon him. That’s why John kept looking for Jesus, and why Jesus found John (remember, “Jesus was coming toward him”). And so goes our “tweet”—“Look 4 a sign of Jesus and the Sign of Jesus will find u.”
But we got to look! And sometimes in the oddest places and in the most tragic events—like a supermarket in Tucson where violence gets tackled by sacrifice and bullets are swept away by a selfless woman; like a sports arena where a divided nation stands together in its grief and holds itself united in a faith out of many faiths, and in the simple opening of an eye that sees family and friends and so many strangers waiting and praying to look back. If we keep looking for Jesus, we will recognize him by the Spirit who comes upon us.
For the Elementaries, our “Grace Before Snacks’ was a cheer:
Thank you, God, for food so good;
Help us be the best we should!
First Communion
First Communion is Saturday, May 14, 2011. Two Masses: 9:30 and 11:30 AM. Check the Annual Calendar for the rehearsal days and times. Next week, after the MLK Remembrance, there will be more First Communion News.
Love,
Deacon Charlie
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