Believe in him

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Bless the Lord

The Community of Taizé

Today is Monday the 20th of April, in the third week of Easter.

Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life. The most important thing for me to do now, as I enter into prayer, is to let go for a moment, to let go of my own concerns, my own worries and fears and reluctance, and let myself be led by God, trusting that God, who loves me, will lead me into life.

2:42

Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John.

John 6:22-29

The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the lake saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’

4:45

We shall be remaining with the Gospel of John for the remainder of the Easter season; John can be quite different from the other gospels, but very rich indeed; and we are breathing quite a different atmosphere.

Jesus seems to “go missing” in this portion of the gospel... Maybe you feel this happens to you! Recall a time where you have felt that Jesus is missing....

The crowds are looking for Jesus. Imagine you are one of them now... notice why it is you are looking for him? Because everyone else is? Or maybe you are hoping for a sign or healing.

Now listen as the passage is read to you once more. Stay in the crowd and notice that by praying today, you too are looking for Jesus...

7:57

John 6:22-29

The next day the crowd that had stayed on the other side of the lake saw that there had been only one boat there. They also saw that Jesus had not got into the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. Then some boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. So when the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus.

When they found him on the other side of the lake, they said to him, ‘Rabbi, when did you come here?’ Jesus answered them, ‘Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.’ Then they said to him, ‘What must we do to perform the works of God?’ Jesus answered them, ‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’

9:43

‘This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.’ Perhaps you would like to stay with this today, knowing that this is the work of God.... believing in Jesus. What would you like to say about this to God? Speak as one friend speaks to another...

12:07

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.

As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be

World without end

Amen