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Always With Me

iAmSon

Today is Tuesday the 20th of May, in the 5th week of Eastertide. 

IAMSON sings, ‘Always with Me’.  

I can make through the day 

When you're with me on the way 

In my heart and mind you'll stay 

I can make it through the night 

When I'm clinging to your light 

You will make the darkness bright 

For you are always, always with me 

For you are always, always with me 

In the calm and in the storm 

When it seems I'm all alone 

It's your hand I find to hold 

In each hour of unrest 

When it seems I've nothing left 

You speak peace in every breath 

For you are always, always with me 

For you are always, always with me 

In the morning, in the evening 

When I'm waking, when I'm sleeping 

When I'm arriving, when I'm leaving 

You will have me in your keeping 

Even from my mothers womb 

Never hidden from your view 

I was always known to you 

When I fade away in death 

You will catch my final breath 

You will take me to my rest 

For you are always, always with me 

For you are always, always with me 

3:14

Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John. 

John 14:27-31a 

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. You heard me say to you, “I am going away, and I am coming to you.” If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me; but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us be on our way. 

4:50

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Dear Gravity

In this passage it may be helpful to imagine ourselves present in the scene. Place yourself in the Upper Room with Jesus and his friends. The air is heavy with emotion. Jesus looks at you with love and speaks these words: “Peace I leave with you.” 

How do you feel as Jesus speaks these words to you? 

Jesus reminds us that His peace is not of this world. This world offers a peace that may be uncertain, dependant. But Christ’s peace is rooted in trust, even in sadness and suffering.  

Ask yourself: where do I look for peace in my life? 

Jesus knows that fear and anxiety can overtake us. But he invites us to courage. He is always with us.  

What fears or anxieties might I surrender to the Lord? 

As we listen to the passage again, reflect on how you may follow the Father, so that love may overcome the challenges of the world. 

8:33

John 14:27-31a 

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. You heard me say to you, “I am going away, and I am coming to you.” If you loved me, you would rejoice that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. And now I have told you this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe. I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no power over me; but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us be on our way. 

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‘Rise, let us be on our way.’ Jesus’ teaching calls us to action, to take the peace we have been given into the world. In this time of prayer, how might you commit to following the path of peace? 

12:09

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