Thursday Of The 3rd Week Of Eastertide

The readings from today have a great deal to teach us about belonging. Who’s in and who’s out. In the first reading, Deacon Philip is impelled by the spirit to travel down the road. Little did he know he was being sent on a mission.

Have you ever just gotten the urge to get up and go somewhere? And then once you got there found something tremendous and wonderful.

While in the gospel, Jesus tells us that no one can come to him unless the father draws them. It is interesting that if you go back to the Greek this includes not only people but everything.

In addition, the word, “draw,” can also be translated as being led or impelled. So another translation could be “everything is impelled by God to be joined with Jesus.”

Some days it seems the best I can do is get out of my own way and let God direct me. Actually, if truth be told, that would be best every day.

Osho.