Beyond the Stones: Finding Vision in Surrender | Daily Readings | May 6, 2025

May 6, 2025 - Daily Catholic Lectionary Readings for Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter

Witness Stephen's transcendent vision as stones crash against his body. Discover how surrender opens our spiritual sight while demanding signs keeps us blind. Explore why the Bread of Life satisfies our deepest hunger when we stop grasping for lesser nourishment.

Today's reflection reveals:
1. Why Stephen could see heaven opened while religious experts remained blind
2. How our demands for signs prevent us from recognizing what's already offered
3. The connection between surrender and spiritual vision
4. Where transformation begins when we stop hurling stones at new revelation

Readings covered: Acts 7:51—8:1a; Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6 and 7b and 8a, 17 and 21ab; John 6:30-35

Timeline:
00:00 Introduction
00:15 Reading I
01:38 Psalm Response
05:08 Gospel
05:51 Reflection

Perfect for anyone feeling spiritually hungry despite religious activity, struggling with doubt, facing opposition for their convictions, or seeking deeper vision beyond material concerns.

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