Turning It All Over To Jesus

At the beginning of Lent we, I trust, made some choices that would help us over the next 40 days to put Jesus Christ at the center of our lives...or at least move him closer to that central point. No doubt we've had our ups and downs, but today's Gospel can give us another boost in the "up direction."  Jesus first points to John as the one  who bore testimony to him.  "He was a burning and shining lamp and you were willing to rejoice for awhile in his light." (Jn 5:35 )  It is the Father himself and the works that he gave Jesus to accomplish that bear the complete testimony to him.  There is no other person or place that will satisfy what we are seeking, longing for.  We hear this over and over, but the only way this idea will make sense is to act on it, to turn it all over to Jesus.  Pope Benedict XVI in his first homily as Pope sums it up succinctly and convincingly. "Christ takes nothing away, and he gives you everything. When we give ourselves to him, we receive a hundredfold in return. Yes, open, open wide the doors to Christ—and you will find true life.”  Let today be the day to open those doors.
Bro. Rene