THURSDAY, April 8 Thursday in Easter Week

Luke 24:36b-48. In their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering.

As the disciples stood dumbfounded, Jesus did not deliver a theological discourse. Instead, he asked them a very human question, "Have you anything to eat?" How typical of Jesus this was! He was still their friend, sharing their life with them. He had always been like that, sharing the simple joys and problems of fishermen, living by a code of love that was simplicity itself, forgiving and healing without elaborate formulas, but with a simple "Go, and sin no more," or "Arise; you are whole."

That simple meal of broiled fish is a symbol of the simplicity of the Lord's Supper. The risen Lord is always present with his followers in the simple meal he has given us. He promises also to be with us whenever we think of him or talk of him or read of him. The symbolic evidence of that truth is his explanation to the disciples of the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy. He spoke just after eating. These are the two simple and loving ways in which he has been present with his disciples down through the ages: in the Sacrament, the simple holy meal; and in the Word, the simple holy story of God's love. (1969)

PRAY for the Diocese of California (Province VIII, USA)

Ps 8 or 114 or 118:19-24; Acts 3:11-26 

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