Sunday, May 13, 2012
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Love One Another
In the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter we are met with an extraordinary challenge: Jesus commands us to “love one another as I love you” (John 15:12).
The letter from John echoes this command. Of course, we are to love those in our family, those we work with, those we like. But the scriptures make clear that we are also to love those we never notice, those we purposely avoid, and even those we are tempted to despise.
In this Sunday’s selection from the Acts of the Apostles Peter shows us how far God’s love extends, and how far our love should extend in response. Peter realizes that God no longer “shows partiality” to the Jews, sharing divine love exclusively with them.
Christ has revealed that God’s love extends to all people, and so should ours.
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Next Week’s Readings:
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Praying for others
Reading I: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 (Matthias chosen)
Reading II: 1 John 4:11-16 (love for one another)
Gospel: John 17:11-19 (Jesus’ prayer for the disciples)
Key Passage: [Jesus prayed to his Father,] “I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whome you gave me, because they are yours.” (John 19:9)
Adult: Who needs you to pray for them this week, as Jesus prayed for his disciples?
Child: Who will you pray for this week?
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