The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II Thursday, Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle, 24 August 2023 Revelation 21:9-14 <*(((>< + ><)))*> + <*(((>< + ><)))*> John 1:45-51
How should I really speak, or talk, to you, O God? Even before words are formed in my mouth and spoken on my lips, you knew already what I am thinking, how I am feeling. And yet, you are so kind, so merciful and loving that you sent us Jesus your Son so we can speak and talk to you like humans, even so damned honest like St. Bartholomew!
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “come and see.”
John 1:45-46
How funny that when Nathanael asked if can anything good come from Nazareth, you have proven, Lord Jesus, that something good can always come from our sincerity even if sometimes with a touch of humor or even tactlessness; teach us to talk straight to you, Lord; even though you know what we need, what we think, what we feel, it is always good to bring these out like Nathanael for us to be more truthful with ourselves; it is in honesty when we can truly learn because it is only when we bare what is inside us that we truly accept and own all our blessings and misgivings. Then we learn discovering ourselves until we find you. Amen.
