The Lord Is My Chef Easter Recipe by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Tuesday in the Third Week of Easter, 16 April 2024 Acts 7:51-8:1 <*((((>< + <*(((>< + ><)))*> + ><))))*> John 6:22-29
Lord Jesus, teach me to bend my knees before You starting today; let me bring back those vanishing gestures of kneeling and genuflection almost unknown these days among the people; we live in a clapping culture where we give so much emphasis on what our hands can do that only end up in manipulating everything and everyone, especially when we clap senselessly or ridiculously so often especially in our liturgical celebrations.
My dearest Jesus, teach me to exercise my powerful muscles of the legs and knees, to bend and kneel more often, to get low to the ground to remember my origins, to be humble before You, my Lord and my God.
As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them”; and when he had said this, he fell asleep.
Acts 7:59-60
Help me realize, dear Jesus, that it is in being humble before you like a child, kneeling before You when we truly find You, when You truly answer our prayers; very often, we come to You without looking at You, seeing only what You can give like those in the crowd who asked You to give them bread from heaven without realizing You are the bread Yourself whom we must receive. Because they have forgotten to kneel and bow low before in order to find You. Amen.
