The theme of Pokemon is “gotta catch ’em all”, and that is exactly how Jesus feels about us – he wants to catch us all, and bring all of His children into His kingdom.

The nicest Pokemon trainer is Ash, and in some ways, Ash is like Jesus. Ash is a trainer, and Jesus wants to be our Trainer. Ash wants to train his Pokemon to do battle against other Pokemon, but what Jesus wants to do is to train us to be the most loving people that we can. Ash keeps his Pokemon in a Pokeball, but the place that Jesus wants to keep all of us is in His Heart, where he teaches us how much He loves us. When we stay in Jesus’ Heart, that is the best place in the world to be.

Everyone who collects Pokemon cards has their favorite. For some it is Charmander, for some it is Squirtle, and for some it is Ninetails. The neat thing about Jesus is that we are each His favorite! He knows what is special about each one of us, and loves each of us so much that He died for us! We are all very special to Jesus!

One of the Pokemon cards is the Energy card. Do you know how we get Energy to be more loving people? Our energy comes from Jesus – when we say our prayers, and especially when we receive Jesus in the Eucharist – we can receive His Body and Blood at Mass – the most powerful source of energy in the universe!

So, the next time that you see Pokemon on TV, or the next time that you look at your Pokemon cards, please remember…

1. Jesus wants to “catch us all” – so share His love with others! 2. Jesus wants to be your Trainer – so that you can be a more loving person! 3. Jesus wants to keep you in His Heart – it is the best place to be! 4. Jesus loves you – you are His favorite! 5. Jesus wants to give you Energy – so say your prayers, and receive His Body and Blood in the Eucharist!

Paul Masek

But I am only a little wire — God is the power. –Mother Teresa