LIVE IT TODAY: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Look upon Me lifted up and believe—I am drawing you into eternal life.
LIVE IT TODAY: Tuesday, April 14, 2026
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GOD’S DECLARATION TO YOU TODAY
Look upon Me lifted up and believe—I am drawing you into eternal life.
INVOCATION
Come, Holy Spirit! Through the intercession of Our Blessed Mother Mary, open my heart to hear and receive all that You desire for me. Draw me ever more deeply into the Love and Life of the Blessed Trinity!
GOSPEL | John 3:7b–15
Jesus said to Nicodemus:
“’You must be born from above.’
The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound it makes,
but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes;
so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Nicodemus answered and said to him,
“How can this happen?”
Jesus answered and said to him,
“You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?
Amen, amen, I say to you,
we speak of what we know and we testify to what we have seen,
but you people do not accept our testimony.
If I tell you about earthly things and you do not believe,
how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
No one has gone up to heaven
except the one who has come down from heaven, the Son of Man.
And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
EVERY DAY QUESTION
What struck you? Challenged you? Inspired you? What questions did it raise?
GOING DEEPER
Faith requires trust in what we cannot fully see—but which God reveals as true.
Where is God asking me to trust Him beyond my understanding?
Nicodemus asks a question we have all asked in one form or another: “How can this happen?” He is sincere. He is thoughtful. But he is still trying to understand divine reality through purely human categories.
Jesus gently challenges him.
“You are the teacher of Israel and you do not understand this?” This is not a rebuke meant to shame, but an invitation to move beyond intellectual control into relational trust. The things of God cannot be grasped by logic alone—they must be received.
Jesus speaks of the Spirit again as wind—pneuma. Invisible, uncontrollable, yet undeniably real. You cannot see the wind itself, but you see its effects. So it is with the life of God.
This is where faith begins.
Then Jesus reveals something even deeper. He points back to the Old Testament—to the story in Numbers 21, where Moses lifted up a bronze serpent so that those who looked upon it would be healed from deadly bites.
This is a profound foreshadowing.
“Just as Moses lifted up the serpent… so must the Son of Man be lifted up.” Jesus is pointing to the Cross. The place of suffering becomes the place of healing. The place of death becomes the source of life.
But notice the condition: “so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”
The Greek word for believe, pisteuō, implies trust, reliance, surrender—not just intellectual agreement. It means entrusting one’s life.
In family life, this kind of faith is learned through lived experience. Children watch how we respond when life is uncertain, when answers are unclear, when challenges arise.
Do they see trust—or anxiety?
Do they see surrender—or control?
The domestic church becomes a place of formation when parents model faith that goes beyond understanding. When we say, “We don’t have all the answers—but we trust God.”
Parents, this Gospel calls you to lead with trust. You will not always understand God’s timing, His ways, or His plans. But you are called to believe.
Lift your eyes to Christ.
And help your children do the same.
Pray over them by name, asking the Holy Spirit to deepen their faith, to free them from doubt and fear, and to root them in the truth that Jesus is the source of eternal life.
Faith is not seeing everything clearly.
It is trusting the One who sees everything perfectly.
“Faith is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us.” (CCC 1814)
LIFE APPLICATION QUESTIONS
In My Heart: Where is God asking me to trust Him beyond what I can understand?
In My Home: How can we model faith and trust in God for one another as a family?
In My World: Who might need encouragement to believe and trust in God today?
FAMILY LIVE IT
Make some time today to gather together and, going around, share one situation where each person needs to trust God more deeply.
Then pray together as a family. Parents, place your hands gently on each person and pray over them by name. Ask the Holy Spirit to strengthen their faith and help them trust in God’s plan. Renounce any fear, doubt, or confusion planted by the Enemy. Pray for clarity, courage, and peace in following Jesus.
Daily Challenge: When faced with uncertainty today, say together: “Jesus, we trust in You.”
DAILY PARENT & GRANDPARENT BLESSING
LORD JESUS CHRIST, let Your holy anointing be upon each of our children, grandchildren, and godchildren this day and week, including all to whom they are called in vocation, and all future generations! In Your Sacred Name we claim them for You! We renounce all whispers, lies, and influences of the Enemy! We pray right now that each know Your loving Presence, be forged in virtue, and be flooded with an abundance of Your Holy Spirit to live fully their identity and mission in You now and through all eternity, through the intercession of our Blessed Mother! Amen.
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GOING VERTICAL
“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
Just as the vertical beam upholds the horizontal beam of the Cross, so too does undistracted, dedicated daily turning to God as our lifeblood uphold and strengthen every part of life. Start with just three minutes. Wait patiently for the breakthrough beyond the noise. Let Him speak.
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