Reflection on the third Sunday of Easter

Some people wonder why Jesus does not present Himself to us as He did to His first followers. His followers had a unique ability they relied on while reflecting with one another about their experiences of Jesus. Their sense of consciousness was sharpened to the degree that through those experiences they also experienced Jesus’ presence. We have lost that ability for the most part. We tend to rely more on our minds and thinking capabilities. If we were able to focus more on what happens in our hearts and in the depths of our beings while we reflect on our lives, we can at least come closer to what the first followers of Jesus were capable of doing. It means that we need to be quiet and serene, eliminate as many distractions as possible, and allow ourselves just to be with our momentary glimpses of how Jesus is truly present.