WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR IN HIM?

Do you agree that what we see mostly depends on what we are looking for? Well, we can reason together based on logistics..😜
If you're a young man or woman in love with a particular person, every other person may almost be non-existent to you until you find him/her.

Scripturally, the crippled man at the Beautiful Gate was looking at Peter and John to  beg them for something (Acts 3, 1-10). What was he looking for? Material things to support himself. But in the gospel of Luke 24, 13-35, the two disciples on the way to Emmaus saw Jesus but something prevented them from recognising him. Wow!

My dear friend(s), in these two occasions, both the crippled man and the disciples on the way to Emmaus were looking but not really seeing more other than what they wanted for themselves. Terrible! 😳😳

While the cripple man wanted some material assistance, maybe by way of money, the two disciples on the other hand wanted some sympathy for their misery and disappointment. We must learn to look beyond what we want for ourselves. If everything is about you, what about those around you?😱😱

Truly, what Jesus wants to give us is not mere silver or gold or some consolation in our disappointment, but a revelation. When Jesus is who we are looking for, we will see Him.

Now, as you go out today, I ask you again: What are you looking for in Jesus? Eat your breakfast in peace, I'm enjoying my orange juice 😜

Good morning!
Rabbi😘

THE RISEN LORD HAS CALLED YOU BY YOUR NAME

Have you ever gone to a place you presume no one will know you, and suddenly someone called your names? How was the experience? Were you startled? Were you happy? Were you having mixed feelings whether you were the one actually called? Well, whatever your experience, that was exactly what happened to Mary Magdalene in John 20, 11-16😳

My dear friend(s), in the gospel pericopee, something very unusual and  personal, something very scary but intimate happened to Mary. The
Risen Lord called her by her name, Mary,  and she turned round and said to him in Hebrew, 'Rabboni'. Indeed, that was the turning point in her life of brokenness, weeping, grieving and lost 👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻

This experience of Mary with the Risen Lord gave her back her identity and a mission. That is what happens to you and I when we have an intimate encounter with the Risen Lord. No matter our past, once there is an encounter with the divine, our lives must surely change for the better🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Have you forgotten that the Peter who spoke on the day of Pentecost was a different person from the one who denied Jesus three times and wept? Surely, something must happen whenever you experience the Risen Lord. You must regain your identity and find a new purpose and mission in life🙏🏻

My most cherished friend(s), whenever you feel that life has come to a halt, whenever your dreams are broken, and whenever you have more fears than hopes, the Risen Lord comes to you and calls you out
as He called Mary. Are you ready to respond? ☝🏻☝🏻

As you go out today, the Risen Lord will call you by your name. Please, listen and respond with your heart so that your life can have a meaning and a mission.

Like I always said, eat before you leave your house and if you're lucky to be around my neighborhood, I shall be delighted to host you for lunch. Let me know on time, life is fun with friends like you😜😜

Guten Morgen!
Rabbi😘😘