WHAT IS ABOVE IS ABOVE

Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Year C John 3:7-15 “What is born of a flesh is flesh and what is born of spirit is spirit. “ Our Gospel speaks about the conversation of Nicodemus with Jesus. It was called a nocturnal dialogue because Nicodemus approached Jesus at night for fear to be seen by his fellow Pharisee. In that conversation Jesus speaks about heavenly things but Nicodemus thinks on the human level. Today’s gospel is reminding us that to understand heavenly things we must not spend most of our lives talking about earthly things. The love of heaven make us heavenly. The love of the world make us worldly. Sometimes we are like Nicodemus a clever teacher, an expert of the law but we lacked a certain wisdom because we dwell more on earthly realities. We live anonimously in a seemingly dark way of living. Let us ask the Lord to give us the grace to desire more heavenly treasures and virtues. Unless a person is born from above he cannot see the kingdom of God. Our first reading for today provides us wonderful witnessing of being born in the spirit. The first christian community teaches us heavenly practices. “No one claimed private ownership of any possessions, but everything they owned was held in common.” Being born in the spirit means not being materialistic.” Friends, the action of Nicodemus challenges us today to keep our eyes on where we want to go, not on what we feared. Focus on your destination not in your frustrations. Focus on your journey not on the dogs that barks along the way. Anthony Robbins said: “Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear.” Blessings Fr. Jhack