Easter is welcoming those different

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Lord My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Monday in the Fourth Week of Easter, 27 April 2026
Acts 11:1-18     <*((((>< + ><))))*>     John 10:11-18

I miss you,
Lord Jesus Christ;
I miss reaching out
to others in prayer,
sharing you with them.
Like Peter in Joppa.

The Apostles and the brothers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles too had accepted the word of God. So when Peter went up to Jerusalem the circumcised believers confronted him, saying, “You entered the house of uncircumcised people and ate with them.” Peter began and explained it to them step by step, saying, “I was at prayer in the city of Joppa…” (Acts 11:1-5).

Lord Jesus,
continue to work in me,
most especially,
let me see you working
in others too,
right in their hearts,
especially those different
from us not only 
physically but most 
especially in background
and beliefs; remind me often
that God's grace cannot be
contained nor limited among us
nor in a particular location only;
may this Easter season 
be an occasion 
for us to change how we see
one another as you yourself
had said, "I have other sheep
that do not belong to this fold"
(John 10:16).

There are so many things 
I need to change in myself,
Jesus, our Good Shepherd
especially those so different
from what I have been used to
like in meeting you,
seeing you,
and following you.
Amen.