Thursday of the Third Week of Easter April 29, 2004 Scripture: Acts 8:26-40; John 6:44-51 Reflection: In Acts we read of Philip spreading the word of God in Samaria with such great success that rejoicing in that town reached a fever pitch. Amid all that success and rejoicing, the spirit of God urged Philip out to a desert route where he came across an Ethiopian struggling to understand a scripture passage from Isaiah. He asked Philip if the prophet was speaking of himself or another. Philip introduced him to Jesus and the man asked to be baptized. Again Philip went away and left the man rejoicing. In John’s Gospel we meet Jesus as the bread of life come down from heaven. He promises that anyone who eats his flesh will live forever. Suggested Action: It is difficult to leave what we do very well and attend to the urgings of the spirit of God. But what a gift we can be to someone searching for Jesus and what joy we can bring to another’s life. In gratitude for the gift of Eucharist, spend quiet moments today in adoration. Sr. Marie Elise Regan, IHM Scranton, Pennsylvania