PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 26 April 2018
WHOEVER
WELCOMES ME
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “Whoever welcomes the one I
send welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” (John
13:16-20)
Reflection. Paul continues his journey (Acts
13:13-25) and reaches what is now SW Turkey. He begins, as always, by reminding
these Jews in the diaspora of their story; “how God chose our ancestors.” He
then summarises their history till he gets to David and “one of his descendants”
whom he now identifies as Jesus. Will his hearers welcome this news? Will they welcome Paul, “the one I send”? If they do they will be welcoming Jesus and not
only Jesus but the one who sent him. And
so the “sending” and the “welcoming” has gone on throughout our history to today.
We too are to “welcome” the one “sent”
to us each day. And we too are “sent” to others. There is a dynamic at work all
the time in our lives. We are called by the Spirit we received in Baptism to be
aware.
Prayer. Lord, help us to be
attentive to the one you send. And help
us to know that you also send us. Amen
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