22/04/2026
THURSDAY OF THIRD WEEK OF EASTER
John 6:44-51
THEY SHALL BE TAUGHT BY GOD...
One of my awkward experience
as a Seminarian on apostolic
work, was visiting a man
who refused to listen to me and my
apostolic work mate's reflection.
He said it doesn't matter at that moment.
He proceeded to ask if we were feeding well.
And I wondered if I was in that village to
feed or do the work of God.
I saw pride in his eyes.
May be, we were mere Seminarians.
May be he would only listen to
the Pope or Bishop or Monsignors.
Today's gospel(John 6:44-51)
Jesus recaped the words of
the prophets,
"They shall be taught by God"
And then he said
"Those who learn from his father, will
come to me"
If we have decided to follow Jesus,
then we must be ready to learn
from him.
We must be ready to be taught by God.
We must be ready to aswell be routes and instruments of his word.
Today's first reading(acts 8:26-40)
the Eu**ch was ready to learn.
And one of the attributes of a student that wants to learn is humility.
When Philip asked him if he was understanding anything, he
humbly told him he wasn't at all.
And Philip taught him.
When we are humble to accept and admit that we don't know,
our God and the people around us will enlighten ad teach us.
Finally we must not forget the role of the spirit in today's reading.
The holy spirit is the primary agent in all
learning about God.
The spirit was the driving force behind today's encounter between Philip and the Eu**ch.
The spirit led Philip to the Eu**ch nd
same spirit was with the Eu**ch.
WHEN GOD TEACHES,
HE MAKES A DIFFERENCE...