God gave us eternal life, and this
life is in his Son.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever
does not
have the Son of God does not have
life.
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John 5 – the Epistle for the Last (7th) Sunday in
Eastertide,
Year B, Revised Common Lectionary
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The full texts of the Readings can be found at:
Daughter/Son. You, I, are that
daughter, that son.
The Gospel, and Jesus, clearly
wanted each of us to identify with the designation “Son/Daughter of God”.
Phrases come to mind. “May they be one as You and I are one”. “We are heirs in
Christ”. “You are Friends”. “You will do things even greater than I”. Christ is
the Alter-ego of each and every human being. And no - we are not destined to follow the particulars of His “external” life. But
we are, I think … in some essential and profound way … destined to follow the
inner dynamics of His life. Every human being is so constructed. The Life of
the Christ, and of most of the great faith teachers, is the universal Inner
Path to Wholeness/Holiness. One does not have to be “religious”. One only has
to be human, and a Seeker of the Path.
This last Sunday of Eastertide
is a jumping-off point for Christians on a path we follow until next Advent
Sunday … when we start over again. Easter told us that that “we shall not die,
but live”. It set us on that path of Life … because that’s what it’s all
about: Living. I would say, Forget
about the “where” of Living … past, present , future, eternity … it’s not about
that. It’s just about Living as fully as we can in each moment given to us. The
qualities and characteristics of Living are never different, in whatever
dimension. To Live is to Live. That is the powerful message of Resurrection.
The Collect reminds us that
that there is a “spirit” in the Universe empowering us on. I believe it is
genetically embedded in every one of us. The “spirit” does not “come from
without”. It is of the essence of
Us.
Acts,
with the election of Matthias to replace Judas as an Apostle, reminds us that
we can always count on guides, true guides, to lead us. Jesus promised that we
would not be “left comfortless”. Life is such: it is imbued with the power to Live. (I believe that, from
experience!)
The Psalm (1) reinforces the
reality that, if we follow the Path, we will find the way to Wholeness. The
codeword is “God”.
Finally, the Gospel reading
(John 17) reiterates the Oneness we have with the great Mystery and Fount of
Life which vibrates at the core of every human being.
All authentic paths to
Wholeness say: Go There. Go
within.
May worship tomorrow be
Lifegiving.
Brian+
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