St John Neumann (1811 – 1860)
First Friday: Let us entrust ourselves to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Gospel – John 1:43-51
When Nathanael challenged Philip about with origin of Jesus, Philip answered with the words of Jesus, “Come and See”. Jesus said this to the first two disciples when they asked Jesus where He is living, “Come and See”. This “come and see” is the invitation of an open heart to share what God is offering us and an invitation to assimilate what God wants to share with us. Philip experienced this and understood the richness of God’s gift. That is why Philip can overcome the bias of Nathanael with this invitation, “Come and See”. Often, we get discouraged and dispirited with the prejudices and preconceptions of others. We stop being testimonies. But Philip did not give up because he had this experience. Once we have the experience of “going” to Jesus and “seeing” Jesus with our own life, no prejudice or preconception can stop us. With this experience we can see even more. ‘I tell you most solemnly, you will see heaven laid open and, above the Son of Man, the angels of God ascending and descending.’. Let us reflect: We must not stop being testimonies of God’s presence among us by any prejudices of any kind.
Friday 5 January
