Gospel Lesson for the Week
May 9, 2010
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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
John 14:23-29
Read Also
Psalm 67
Acts 16:9-15
Revelation 21:10
Revelation 21:22-22:5
Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father
will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.
Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear
is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.
I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the
Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach
you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you.
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as
the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be
afraid.”
--- John 14: 23-28
Home
to give flesh to the
Master’s words
about love and obedience,
I’m driven back to that
place
where parental love and
discipline
modeled a life
that called from us, their
children,
an answering obedience and
love.
Never in conflct,
these pillars of family
life
stood in a blessed
tension,
upholding and
strengthening
the temple of the home.
Like good parents,
God in Christ offers us
love and discipline
in full measure.
No la-dee-da, wishy-washy
love;
no harsh, cruel,
jaw-clinched discipline,
God’s hand and heart
is measured and balanced,
love infused with
discipline,
discipline saturated in
love,
and presiding over it all,
the Teacher-Spirit,
nudging and guiding us on
our way.
Just like home; just like
family.
And its reward is Peace --
Not as the world gives,
calculating and conniving
--
but real Peace,
in the home
and in the troubled heart.
O Triune God, come dwell within my heart.
And may your blessed peace never depart.
.
--- rvc
First published May 13, 2007
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