The various Ways seeing and believing in Jesus

Gospel Thoughts

31st Week : Monday

GOSPEL Jn 6:37-40

First Reading - Wis 3:1-9

Second Reading - Rom 5:5-11

ALL SOULS DAY

The various Ways  seeing and believing in Jesus

*Everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life*

*1) Seeing and Believing Jesus is very important for eternal Life*

Since it is Jesus who gives us Eternal Life, it is necessary that we need to see and believe in Jesus 

Seeing Jesus and believing in Him helps us to know about Jesus, which is necessary to make us confident about the divine power, who gives us eternal life. 

Seeing and believing Jesus will also help us to understand His teaching on reaching our goal, that is the eternal life. 

*2) Various ways of seeing and believing Jesus*

*A) Holy Scriptures*

Holy Scriptures and ESP the Gospels are very important and necessary to see and to believe in Jesus. 

Since the Gospel is full of His teachings, His Life, Mission, Passion, death and resurrection it is through the Gospel we see clearly Jesus and His Divine Power which helps us to believe in Him. 

*Ignorance of the scriptures is ignorance of Christ* St Jerome. So Scriptures are the primary sources of seeing, knowing and believing in Christ

*B) Holy Eucharist*

Holy Eucharist is the great Sacrament which helps us to see and believe in Jesus 

It is through the consecrated Host and Vine that is the body and blood of Jesus, we are able to see and believe in Him

*C) Blessed Sacrament*

Blessed Sacrament another powerful way to see Jesus practically and to experience Him. Such an experience leads us to believe in Him and to grow in our spiritual journey towards Him

*D) Service*

*Whatever you did to the least of my brethren, you did it to me* These words of Jesus helps us to find Jesus in our needy brothers and sisters. 

*E) Holy places and pilgrim centers*

These places help us to have a powerful divine encounter which ultimately helps us to see Jesus and to believe in His divine power

*3) Death is the ultimately step to see Jesus and to believe Him*

Death is the last activity of our life here in this earth. 

For those who saw and believed Jesus in different ways, while they were living in this world, Death becomes a concrete experience to see Jesus as He really is and to believe Him completely. 

So death is not an end to our life, rather it is a concrete step to see and believe our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 

*4) All the Dead are seeing the Glory of Jesus in Heaven*

As we commemorate the memory of Departed Souls of our brothers and sisters, it is quite reasonable to think that these souls are continuously seeing the Glory of Jesus and rejoicing in Heaven 

Heaven is a far better place to see Jesus fully and to adore Him with all glory and honor. 

*5) All Souls day is a reminder to us*

It is a reminder that everyday we need to take efforts to see Jesus and to Believe in His divine power 

It is a reminder to all of us that only Jesus can save us and give us eternal life.

It is reminder to all of us to see Jesus in every human being and to serve Him in whatever way it is possible. 

It is a reminder to all of us to convey the message that those who failed to see Jesus and believe in him are still suffering and they need our prayerful support to see Jesus. 

*6) Will I go to Heaven to see Jesus completely*

This is a very important and relevant question of our life, which we need to pay attention at all time. 

Ultimate purpose of our life is to see Jesus and to reach to heaven. If so what is my position? 

Am I doing enough efforts to go to heaven 

Will my lived life qualify me to enter into heaven? 

What are my plans to see Jesus and to believe Him in my day today life? 

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*