Come to the Table

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"You that have kept the fast, and you that have not,
rejoice today for the Table is richly laden!"

I was thinking about this quote from St. John Chrysostom this morning at Mass. I did not have the most focused Lent, but this Holy Week has been full of inspiration and edification. I was thinking about how every good desire, every thought about God, every move toward repentance, every ounce of contrition that I have begins with God. He is always the initiator.

When we are reaching out for God, we should always take heart. If we are reaching out to God we should know that it is only because he has been reaching out for us. It is that continual movement by which we receive life: from the Father, through the Son, by the Holy Spirit and then back to the Father, in the Son, by the Holy Spirit.

You can find St. John Chysostom's Easter Sermon many places. My cyber-pal, Death Bredon, featured it on his blog today. It is brief. Please, do yourself a favor and read it.