I should not lose anything of what he (God) gave me

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Easter Season : Third Week : Wednesday*

*Gospel : Jn 6:35-40*

*First Reading : Acts 8:1b-8*

*I should not lose anything of what he (God) gave me*

*1) Jesus' Mission to save everyone*

This was the mission which was given to Jesus by the Father 

To carry out this mission Jesus became man and dwelt among us 

His mission was solely geared towards, saving of the entire humankind 

Finally Jesus died on the Cross, so that he could realise the Mission which the Father had given Him

*2) God sent me also with a mission*

The mission is to love God and my neighbour and to attain eternal life 

To achieve this goal, God has given me wonderful things and qualities. They are as follows 

The beautiful life 

The intelligence

The reasoning power 

The five senses and its tremendous power 

The family 

The physical strength

The value of humility

The emotion of Love 

The value of sacrifice

The value of service 

The value of generosity

The value of truthfulness

The power of prayer 

The power of spiritual things 

The power of my mission

The opportunity to live a good and meaningful life 

*3) Have I lost these things*

In accomplishing the Mission of the Lord, He has given me tremendous things. But the question is Have I lost these things or they are still with me? 

God has given not to lose them but to use it for building of the Kingdom of God 

Unless I use these things I can't accomplish the mission given by the Lord

But the question is, where are these valuable things? Have I lost them? 

*4) Should not lose anything* 

This particular expression of Jesus tells us that, everything, that is God given is very valuable and precious. 

One can't afford to lose these things at any cost 

Anything else can be bought for money. But these God given values can't be bought or sold, for money 

Since they are so much valuable, one has to be careful to protect these things and to live a beautiful and meaningful life, to attain eternal life

*5) The demands are very high*

To achieve this goal, that is, not to lose anything that God has given us, the process demands very hard things from us 

The sacrifice

The humility

The sincerity

Sacrifice, love, forgiveness, forgiveness, etc 

Am I ready to fall in line with the demands of Jesus the master 

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*