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Prayer for 17 May 2021 (Easter 7: Monday)
Preparation
O Lord, open our lipsand our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Praise
Risen, ascended Lord,as we rejoice at your triumph,fill your Church on earth with power and compassion,that all who are estranged by sinmay find forgiveness and know your peace,to the glory of God the Father.Amen.
Psalm 68.1-6
Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered;let those that hate him flee before him.
As the smoke vanishes, so may they vanish away;as wax melts at the fire,so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God;let them make merry with gladness.
Sing to God, sing praises to his name;exalt him who rides on the clouds.The Lord is his name; rejoice before him.
Father of the fatherless, defender of widows,God in his holy habitation!
God gives the solitary a homeand brings forth prisoners to songs of welcome,but the rebellious inhabit a burning desert.
Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning, is nowand shall be for ever. Amen.
ReadingJohn 16.29-33
The disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech! Now we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God.’Jesus answered them, ‘Do you now believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!’
Reflection
Jesus said to his disciples: Do you now believe?
How often have you tried to get a message across to someone and they just do not get what you are trying to say? Or how often has that same scenario worked the other way round? You have been the one who just does not understand what is being said to you.
Throughout his adult ministry, all the time he had been travelling with his chosen companions, Jesus had been sharing the good news of his coming into the totality of the human condition. Jesus had been teaching of a new and more intimate relationship with God; Jesus had been working miraculous signs; Jesus had been healing the sick. Alongside all of these overt demonstrations of his true divine nature, Jesus had been explaining how he was, and is, the fulfilment of God’s covenant with humanity. Jesus is the promised Messiah. But, his chosen companions, the disciples, had never quite got the message.
Today’s reading comes from John’s account of the Last Supper. Jesus has washed his disciples’ feet and he has given his new commandment of love. Jesus has revealed himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life, and he has promised the coming of the Holy Spirit. He has revealed the nature of his mission, and that of all who would follow him, by comparing himself with a vine that needs to be carefully pruned in order that the whole may flourish, and he has warned of the coming storm of hatred that will rain down upon his followers. And today, as this great discourse draws towards its conclusion, Jesus asks: Do you now believe? Jesus asks if they have finally connected with the message he has brought to earth.
We know that this moment in John’s gospel comes before Jesus’ final hours on earth. Jesus was offering his disciples a warning of what was just a few hours away. Jesus was also taking this last opportunity to hammer hi...
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By Revd Stephen BuckmanPreparation
O Lord, open our lipsand our mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Praise
Risen, ascended Lord,as we rejoice at your triumph,fill your Church on earth with power and compassion,that all who are estranged by sinmay find forgiveness and know your peace,to the glory of God the Father.Amen.
Psalm 68.1-6
Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered;let those that hate him flee before him.
As the smoke vanishes, so may they vanish away;as wax melts at the fire,so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.
But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God;let them make merry with gladness.
Sing to God, sing praises to his name;exalt him who rides on the clouds.The Lord is his name; rejoice before him.
Father of the fatherless, defender of widows,God in his holy habitation!
God gives the solitary a homeand brings forth prisoners to songs of welcome,but the rebellious inhabit a burning desert.
Glory to the Father and to the Sonand to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning, is nowand shall be for ever. Amen.
ReadingJohn 16.29-33
The disciples said to Jesus, ‘Now you are speaking plainly, not in any figure of speech! Now we know that you know all things, and do not need to have anyone question you; by this we believe that you came from God.’Jesus answered them, ‘Do you now believe? The hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each one to his home, and you will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone because the Father is with me. I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!’
Reflection
Jesus said to his disciples: Do you now believe?
How often have you tried to get a message across to someone and they just do not get what you are trying to say? Or how often has that same scenario worked the other way round? You have been the one who just does not understand what is being said to you.
Throughout his adult ministry, all the time he had been travelling with his chosen companions, Jesus had been sharing the good news of his coming into the totality of the human condition. Jesus had been teaching of a new and more intimate relationship with God; Jesus had been working miraculous signs; Jesus had been healing the sick. Alongside all of these overt demonstrations of his true divine nature, Jesus had been explaining how he was, and is, the fulfilment of God’s covenant with humanity. Jesus is the promised Messiah. But, his chosen companions, the disciples, had never quite got the message.
Today’s reading comes from John’s account of the Last Supper. Jesus has washed his disciples’ feet and he has given his new commandment of love. Jesus has revealed himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life, and he has promised the coming of the Holy Spirit. He has revealed the nature of his mission, and that of all who would follow him, by comparing himself with a vine that needs to be carefully pruned in order that the whole may flourish, and he has warned of the coming storm of hatred that will rain down upon his followers. And today, as this great discourse draws towards its conclusion, Jesus asks: Do you now believe? Jesus asks if they have finally connected with the message he has brought to earth.
We know that this moment in John’s gospel comes before Jesus’ final hours on earth. Jesus was offering his disciples a warning of what was just a few hours away. Jesus was also taking this last opportunity to hammer hi...