Acts 8:26-40 / John 6:44-51
For something to work, there are at least three factors that have to be present: the right place, the right time and the right people.
We can also say that for God to make something happen, these three factors will also be present and maybe plus one more - the right thing.
In the 1st reading, the eunuch was the subject of the passage. Something was going to happen to him; God was going to reveal Himself to the eunuch.
And all those important factors were also coming in place to make it happen.
Firstly, Philip was chosen and sent to meet up with the eunuch. The time was noon, which was not the most conducive time for anything actually. But it was a time for a divine happening.
The eunuch had been on pilgrimage to Jerusalem. And he was reading the scriptures. Everything was in place for God to do some work in him.
In the end, Philip baptized him and he went on his way rejoicing.
Jesus said in the gospel that no one can come to Him unless he is drawn by the Father.
So as we continue to partake of the Bread of Life, we are also being prepared for God to work in us.
Yes, God is preparing us for eternal life. Yet in the present life, let us keep rejoicing like the eunuch. It is in rejoicing and in thanksgiving that God will make all things right for us.