Tuesday 7th Week of Easter

 DAY EIGHT :  the Gift of Understanding

Antiphon :

"Bend that which is inflexible

Fire that which is cold

Lead back what goes astray."

"I am Your servant. Give me understanding that I may know Your Will."  Ps.  119:125

Meditation:

The Gift of Understanding transcends Knowledge. What is Knowledge without Understanding?   A person may know what another is saying, but do they "understand?"  The Pharisees had knowledge of the Scriptures and the Prophets but they did not understand what they were reading.   The men on the road to Emmaus knew the Scriptures but did not understanding why Jesus had to suffer and die until they were enlightened.   The Gift of Understanding enlightens what one knows but does not understand. 

Reflection:

What do I know but do not understand?

What Scripture passages do I not understand?

Where do I need understanding in my home, my relationships and my Faith?

V. Come, O Spirit of Understanding, enlighten our minds with the light of your eternal truth and the riches of holy thoughts.