Wednesday, 25 April 2018

WHOEVER WELCOMES ME


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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