Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy… The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
READ AND REFLECT: John 14:15-21
‘If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you for ever – the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me any more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realise that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.’
MEDITATE
“Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.” - Henri Nouwen
PRAY
- For unity among all Christian denominations
- For those without fathers and mothers
- For spiritual renewal and refreshment of the soul
PRAYER
Dear Father, thank you for making me your child, but show me your ways so that I may experience the full blessing of that relationship with you. Send your Spirit to me today. Take this truth and wrap it around me like a father’s arm would embrace a child. May your love grip my heart and change my wrong views about myself. Help me to see what you see in me. For the glory of your son’s name. Amen.
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