Letting Go / Dejando los Apegos
Click here for daily reading Our readings today describe the Jews’ encounter with St. Stephen and Jesus’ Bread of Life Discourse, in which He invited the crowds to eat His flesh and drink His blood. It is the beginning of both scenes. In the following days, we will follow both passages to their conclusions. When the Jews heard Stephen’s words, “they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke” (Acts 6:10). They knew that he was inspired by God, and they were powerless to argue against him. Instead of arguing, they made up false charges against…