While still celebrating the joys of Easter, the new life of Baptism and the presence of Jesus continuing in the Holy Eucharist, today's Gospel reminds us that these gifts can be rejected. Even some of Jesus' own followers found his explanation of the Eucharist...the eating of his flesh and drinking of his blood, too difficult. "This is saying is hard; who can accept it?" (Jn 6: 60). Sadly, "many of his former disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer walked with him." (Jn 6: 66).
God gave us freedom of choice and unfortunately, all of us, at some point, make a wrong choice.
Very disturbing is the recent news of a very wrong choice being made at Harvard University to hold a "Black Mass" ...a mockery of our liturgy honoring Satan. What kind of "choice" is this? Cardinal Sean O'Malley has called for prayers to ambush this plan or to counterbalance it. We still have people turning their backs on what Jesus so lovingly offers us. Jesus turns to us as he did to his own disciples and asks if we too with turn away. May our answer echo Peter's: "To whom shall we go? You have the words of everlasting life." (Jn 6: 68).
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