Today's gospel passage reminds us of a very basic truth when it comes to the relationship we enjoy with our God. Jesus said to the crowds, 'No one can come to me unless the Father who has sent me draws him (Jn 6:44).
From our earliest days, we learn the relationship between cause and effect: if I do something, there will be a reaction. However, human approaches to cause and effect are actually upside down when it comes to the relationship that exists between us and God. In this case, it is God who does the inviting and we who do the responding.
It might take a bit of time and experience for us to understand and appreciate this truth because when it comes to loving, no one can love more deeply or more sincerely than God can, and just when we think that we are doing something to please God, that's precisely the moment when we come to understand that it was God who first called out to us and invited us to enter into a relationship that is characterized by love, forgiveness, acceptance and infinite patience.
Have a great day.
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