Friday, 27 March 2015

TO GATHER THE SCATTERED

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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