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How does the eternal life Jesus offers differ from the ordinary life people live?

He brings the promise of eternal life and spiritual joy with the Father. Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink! He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water. But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn`t yet glorified. It`s the life he will bring through his death. The meaning of true death and life being reversed: we die in the flesh and live in the spirit so the opposite of what is commonly thought. To Live you need to die to detach yourself from anything that is eartlhy. One day we too will ascend to a spiritual life of communion with the Father so we need to appreciate understand its true value following Christ`s example of renouncing and giving of the self and of eartlhy things in our daily lives. If you truly believe in Jesus being God you have to leave his bodily form you have to trust in his spiritual essence his being God. Like when we have the transfiguration. Even the disciples find it difficult to detach themselves from their bodily leader and fail to recognise his spirit. They feel dejected and abandoned whereas he is strongly present. Victory comes through death: that is not what we `ordinarily` think is it? But when we partake of the Sacrifice and eat his body and drink his Precious Blood and quench our thirst at the Fountain of Truth that will sprout in our fully alive hearts too. But such fountain cannot be rooted in us if we live the ordinarly life immersed in the flesh.

By: Alessandra Parrini
Category: Life Through the Son
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What are the things that testify, or tell us, about Jesus?

John a man `He was the burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. But the testimony which I have is greater than that of John, for the works which the Father gave me to accomplish, the very works that I do, testify about me, that the Father has sent me` so the testimonies are the facts the wonderful deeds God performs through him. The miracles that people will see with their own eyes. But you need to have faith in advance know on the basis of your belief in the Scriptures that he is the Son of God promised to men to seal the first Covenant sealed through Moses who heard the voice of God. Recorded Tradition is the foundation of it all and the historical events lived by their fathers and treasured by the descendants. Historical events that saw the constant presence of God`s hand. The voice is not in them yet but the voice of the forefathers is and in it they are called to trust. But most of all the miraculous deeds should their faith be still faltering.

By: Alessandra Parrini
Category: Testimonies About Jesus

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What does the miracle of multiplying bread and fish tell us about Jesus?

It is a miraculous deed in itself - how can you explain it scientifically - but also an anticipation - see reference to the Passover Feast - of that even greater miracle of the feeding of billions through the Eucharistic Sacrifice throughout the centuries. All starting from the death of one body. He also tests Philip`s faith by asking what can we do? it`s impossible to feed them all. He knows that he has faith in all powerful God. He very calmly and confidently sets out to distribute it and give thanks prior to the breaking of the bread. The first church gathering in history for the scarifice of the Holy Mass here anticipated. Gives you the shivers knowing what it alluded to. The people there didn`t. So the miraculous nature of the physical multiplication of the fish and bread was the most strinking element for them something that told them of his divine powers.

By: Alessandra Parrini
Category: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

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