Second Tuesday of Easter

“Amen, amen, I say to you, we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony. If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?”

Jesus tells us what we need to hear, not necessarily what we want to hear. He challenges us to look beyond the worldly things around us and set our sights on the heavenly things we cannot see. He gives us a testimony of what we must do to be heirs of the Kingdom of God, but if we don’t put aside our earthly desires and take up heavenly ones, we will be lost and unable to live the lives we ought to be living. We need to open our ears and our eyes, to listen and to see, the Word of God living in the message of today’s Gospel. Only when we recognize and accept his Living Word into our hearts, will we be able to have the eternal life Jesus promises us.

What do we need to hear? What earthly things have we lost ourselves in? What can we do to recognize God when He is calling us?

O Lord, tell us about the heavenly things we have ignored and help us to seek them above all.

Amen.