
Area 76
May 21, 2023
Easter 7A
Reflection
Expectedly, very far away worlds can seem familiar. Such is the case with the world of our second reading (and perhaps our Gospel): an intense community, factions within, pressures from outside, different “versions” of the faith, not always reliable leadership, the departure of members, perhaps some significant. Questions arise. What has happened? Who are we? What do we hold on to? Where should we turn? What should we do? The faraway world of 1 Peter and even John’s Gospel seems suddenly recognisable to us today. Their message is simply: keep to the heart of the proclamation, Christ our life; keep loving each other; trust the Holy Spirit; it is not our project but God’s!
Reading
Acts 1:12-14; Psalm 27 (26); 1 Peter 4:13-16; John 17:1-11a
Meditation (John17:1-11a)
My own hope for eternal life may seem abstract. Does today’s Gospel help to make it more real and more relational?
The teaching of Jesus — his word — is part of who I am as a disciple. How do I recognise that word within me and how to go about living it day by day?
A name is a very precious thing. Do I like my own name, for example? Being entrusted with the “name” of God means being entrusted with God’s very self — an extraordinary claim.