PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday, 11 May 2017
THE ONE I
SEND
Pause. 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. You can google “Antioch in Pisidia”
(Acts 13:13ff) but I do not think you will get much joy looking for Christians there
today. Yet they welcome Paul and in welcoming him the words of Jesus in John above
apply. Many times in the story of the early Church we see the force, the
thrust, of the experience of the resurrection and the coming of the Spirit.
Today that thrust is inwards. The Church today, as Pope Francis never tires of telling
us, is on a journey inwards to discover “the joy of the gospel” and the power
of the message we hold. It is a journey into depth, into discovery, of what it
is to be a believer in a world often full of uncertainty and fear. It is a
journey of welcome; to the stranger, the one who is different, the one who is
rejected.
Prayer. Lord, may we open our hearts to
welcome you in others. Amen.
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