The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Tuesday, Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Year I, 18 February 2025 Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10 <*000>< + ><000*> Mark 8:14-21
When he became aware of this he said to them, “Why do you conclude that it is because you have no bread? Do you not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes and not see, ears and not hear? Do you still not understand?” (Mark 8:17-18, 20)
Yes, dear Jesus, I still do not understand; enlighten my mind and my heart, Jesus, to see your light, to find your face among the people I meet so I could understand more; I still do not understand so many things and people, Lord Jesus, because I have become numb and oblivious to your presence; worst, I have become so complacent with those around me without realizing their needs nor situation as I focus more on what I have and what I do not have.
Cleanse my heart and my mind, Jesus, like what the Father did to earth at the time of Noah; wash away my many presumptions and prejudices against others so I may understand more, stop concluding right away until I have seen more in order to love more like you. Amen.
