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Pope Benedict XVI, Shepherd of Truth is designed as a bulletin insert
which you can use at your local church to keep up to date on what the Holy
Father is saying. You are free to reproduce it for this purpose.
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Acts 7:51—8:1, Psalm 31:3-4, 6-8, 17, 21, John 6:30-35
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"I MYSELF"
"What sign are You going to perform for us to see? What is the 'work' You
do?" —John 6:30
The crowd asked Jesus for a sign, then for a work, and next for bread (Jn
6:34). Jesus responded by giving them Himself. He said: "I Myself am the
Bread of Life" (Jn 6:35).
The crowd throughout the centuries has sought power, satisfaction,
exhilaration, peace, or security from Jesus. Nonetheless, Jesus repeatedly
tries to redirect our attention from ourselves to Himself. Sometimes He
will even withdraw from us His blessings or our intimacy with Him in
prayer. We then feel like Job. Everything seems wrong, and our prayer
feels "dry." Jesus is calling us to love Him for Himself and not for what
He can do for us. Jesus loves us unconditionally. He will love us even if
we never worship, serve, or obey Him. He wants us to also love Him
unconditionally.
If you want a relationship with Jesus and not just with the works of
Jesus, pray that He will remove from your life any blessing, consolation,
or satisfaction you are tempted to put ahead of Him. Say with Habakkuk:
"For though the fig tree blossom not nor fruit be on the vines, though the
yield of the olive fail and the terraces produce no nourishment, though
the flocks disappear from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet
will I rejoice in the Lord and exult in my saving God" (Hb 3:17-18).
Prayer: Father, may I prefer to suffer with Your Son rather than to enjoy
myself without Him.
Promise: Stephen "fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, 'Lord,
do not hold this sin against them.' " —Acts 7:60
Praise: Gloria took a leave of absence from the choir to reconnect with
the reason she was there — to glorify God.
(For a related teaching, order our leaflet "Accepting Jesus as Lord,
Savior, and God "or on audio AV 43-1 or video V-43.)
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Rescript: In accord with the "Code of Canon Law", I hereby grant my
permission to publish "One Bread, One Body" covering the period from April
1, 2010 through May 31, 2010
†Reverend Joseph R. Binzer, Vicar General of the Archdiocese of
Cincinnati, October 9, 2009
The rescript is a declaration that a book or pamphlet is considered to be
free of doctrinal or moral error. It is not implied that those who have
granted ecclesial permission agree with the contents, opinions, or
statements expressed.
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