This challenge is only for those who have attended TAPPING (Season  1) and have learnt the POWER Meditation. Itprovides a framework for Power Meditation, offering daily Gospel passages, contexts, and two qualities of Jesus (Engages) to inspire interpersonal relationships. However, this is not a complete meditation. To do the meditation fully, one must respond to each Engage with two concrete actions, as learned in the TAPPING Retreat. Without these personal responses, the meditation remains incomplete, as the transformative power lies in actively living out the qualities through specific, intentional actions.

May 1, 2025 – Thursday, Second Week of Easter (St. Joseph the Worker, Optional Memorial)

Gospel: John 3:31–36
Context: After discussing baptism and the role of John the Baptist, Jesus’ testimony is highlighted in Judea. He is presented as the one sent from above, speaking God’s words and offering eternal life to those who believe.
Word: “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life.” (John 3:36)

• Engage 1: Truthful person who speaks God’s message
• Incidents:
  • Teaching Kingdom parables (Matthew 13:1–9).
  • Proclaiming mission in Nazareth (Luke 4:16–21).
• Engage 2: Giving person who offers eternal life
• Incidents:
  • Promising paradise to the thief (Luke 23:43).
  • Offering living water to Samaritan woman (John 4:13–14).

May 2, 2025 – Friday, Second Week of Easter (St. Athanasius, Memorial)

Gospel: John 6:1–15
Context: Jesus performs the miracle of feeding the 5,000 near the Sea of Galilee, revealing his power to provide abundantly. This sign points to his identity as the Bread of Life, which he will later explain.
Word: “When the people saw the sign he had done, they said, ‘This is truly the Prophet, the one who is to come into the world.’” (John 6:14)

• Engage 1: Generous person who provides for others
• Incidents:
  • Feeding 5,000 with loaves (John 6:1–13).
  • Turning water to wine at Cana (John 2:1–11).
• Engage 2: Inspiring person who reveals God’s power
• Incidents:
  • Healing paralytic at Bethesda (John 5:1–9).
  • Raising Lazarus from the dead (John 11:1–44).

May 3, 2025 – Saturday, Second Week of Easter (Sts. Philip and James, Apostles, Feast)

Gospel: John 14:6–14
Context: During the Last Supper, Jesus responds to Philip’s request to see the Father, declaring himself the way to God. He promises that prayers in his name will be answered, preparing the disciples for their mission.
Word: “If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.” (John 14:14)

• Engage 1: Attentive person who listens to needs
• Incidents:
  • Healing centurion’s servant (Matthew 8:5–13).
  • Raising Lazarus for Martha and Mary (John 11:1–44).
• Engage 2: Trusting person who empowers others
• Incidents:
  • Sending disciples to heal (Matthew 10:1–8).
  • Giving Peter kingdom keys (Matthew 16:18–19).

May 4, 2025 – Third Sunday of Easter (Year C)

Gospel: John 21:1–19
Context: After his resurrection, Jesus appears to the disciples by the Sea of Galilee, miraculously providing a catch of fish and sharing a meal. He restores Peter, commissioning him to feed his sheep, reinforcing love and service.
Word: “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these? … Feed my lambs.” (John 21:15)

• Engage 1: Loving person who builds close bonds
• Incidents:
  • Eating with disciples after rising (John 21:12–13).
  • Starting the Eucharist (Luke 22:19–20).
• Engage 2: Restoring person who heals relationships
• Incidents:
  • Restoring Peter after denial (John 21:15–19).
  • Reconciling with Thomas in doubt (John 20:24–29).

May 5, 2025 – Monday, Third Week of Easter

Gospel: John 6:22–29
Context: After feeding the 5,000, Jesus addresses the crowd seeking him in Capernaum. He urges them to seek the food that endures to eternal life, emphasizing faith in him as the work of God.
Word: “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.” (John 6:29)

• Engage 1: Guiding person who points to faith
• Incidents:
  • Teaching Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3–12).
  • Inviting rich young man to follow (Mark 10:17–22).
• Engage 2: Hopeful person who uplifts others
• Incidents:
  • Comforting Martha and Mary (John 11:25–26).
  • Encouraging woman caught in adultery (John 8:10–11).

May 6, 2025 – Tuesday, Third Week of Easter

Gospel: John 6:30–35
Context: In Capernaum, the crowd asks Jesus for a sign, referencing manna. Jesus declares himself the Bread of Life, promising that those who come to him will never hunger or thirst spiritually.
Word: “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger.” (John 6:35)

• Engage 1: Welcoming person who accepts everyone
• Incidents:
  • Eating with tax collectors (Luke 5:29–32).
  • Calling weary to rest (Matthew 11:28–30).
• Engage 2: Sustaining person who meets deep needs
• Incidents:
  • Feeding 5,000 with loaves (John 6:1–13).
  • Offering living water to Samaritan woman (John 4:13–14).

May 7, 2025 – Wednesday, Third Week of Easter

Gospel: John 6:35–40
Context: Continuing the Bread of Life discourse in Capernaum, Jesus emphasizes that he came to do the Father’s will, ensuring that all who believe in him will have eternal life and be raised on the last day.
Word: “This is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life.” (John 6:40)

• Engage 1: Faithful person who fulfills God’s will
• Incidents:
  • Facing danger in Jerusalem (Luke 9:51).
  • Praying in Gethsemane (Mark 14:36).
• Engage 2: Selfless person who seeks others’ good
• Incidents:
  • Dying on cross (John 19:30).
  • Promising paradise to the thief (Luke 23:43).

May 8, 2025 – Thursday, Third Week of Easter

Gospel: John 6:44–51
Context: Still in the Bread of Life discourse, Jesus teaches that the Father draws people to him, offering himself as the living bread from heaven, granting eternal life to those who partake.
Word: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever.” (John 6:51)

• Engage 1: Sacrificial person who gives everything
• Incidents:
  • Washing disciples’ feet (John 13:1–15).
  • Dying on cross (John 19:30).
• Engage 2: Connecting person who draws others to God
• Incidents:
  • Teaching Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9–13).
  • Leading Samaritan woman to faith (John 4:39–42).

May 9, 2025 – Friday, Third Week of Easter

Gospel: John 6:52–59
Context: Jesus intensifies the Bread of Life discourse in Capernaum, declaring that eating his flesh and drinking his blood grants eternal life, foreshadowing the Eucharist and causing controversy among listeners.
Word: “Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them.” (John 6:56)

• Engage 1: Loving person who builds close bonds
• Incidents:
  • Starting the Eucharist (Luke 22:19–20).
  • Eating with disciples after rising (John 21:12–13).
• Engage 2: Generous person who supports others
• Incidents:
  • Feeding 5,000 with loaves (John 6:1–13).
  • Turning water to wine at Cana (John 2:1–11).

May 10, 2025 – Saturday, Third Week of Easter

Gospel: John 6:60–69
Context: Concluding the Bread of Life discourse, many disciples find Jesus’ teaching hard and leave. Jesus asks the Twelve if they will stay, and Peter affirms faith in him as the Holy One of God.
Word: “Simon Peter answered him, ‘Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.’” (John 6:68)

• Engage 1: Genuine person who shows true self
• Incidents:
  • Speaking clearly about mission (John 7:25–30).
  • Weeping at Lazarus’ tomb (John 11:35).
• Engage 2: Inspiring person who gives purpose
• Incidents:
  • Teaching Beatitudes (Matthew 5:3–12).
  • Calling disciples to follow (Mark 1:16–20).