PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday
28 March 2015
TO
GATHER THE SCATTERED
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Jesus was to die for the
nation – and not for the nation only, but to gather together in unity the
scattered people of God.” (John 11:45-57)
Reflection. Both the reading from
Ezekiel for today (37:21-28) and this gospel are commentaries on the saying of
Jesus that the seed must die in order to produce great fruit. Jesus entered
deeply into human experience, symbolised by his burial in the earth, which is
mentioned by all four gospels and Paul. When he rises from the dead he will
draw all people to himself, ‘gathering’ them into one People of God. This is symbolised
for us in the about turn of the two going to Emmaus and it underlies all the
appearances of the risen Lord. So the Church can’t wait to celebrate these
things and on this Saturday before Holy Week she reminds us of them.
Prayer. Lord, let us enter Holy
Weekwith deep sorrow but also great anticipation as you draw your people
together. Amen.
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