Scripture Reflections for the Sixth Sunday of Easter
Year B, Lectionary 56
Jesus calls us to remain in his love by following his commandments. In doing so we are united to the communion of God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We must also realize that others are also invited to be united to the Holy Trinity. We may not grasp or understand how others can fit in God’s community but we must not shut ourselves off from God’s love shown to others. We must flow with God’s love touching others even if we do not initially see it.
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“this is a good example of how God has bound salvation to his sacraments but he himself is not bound by his sacraments”
“that's really what salvation is all about, it's not about not going to hell, it's about loving God”
“As hard as it is for us to have a heroic moment with some great sacrifice, it's even harder for us to stay, moment by moment in small self-sacrificial ways”
“Challenge, people of God, is a part of life and we have to learn how to surf that”
“So as Christians, can a situation or someone else's evil be an excuse for us to disobey the command to love?”
“the friendship that he's calling the Apostles to is no ordinary friendship because he's not just fully man, he's also fully God and therefore they do have to keep his commandments in order to remain in this friendship of love with him”
“Paradoxically, ‘remain in my love’ does not mean to stay but rather to leave for the unknown”
“The world will say ‘I’ll love you but. I'll love you if.’ But Jesus says ‘I love you, period.’”
“True love is not about finding ‘the one’, the person whom you find loveable, but about being able to love whoever has been put in your path each day”
“This verse for me is a call to reexamine our notion of our relationship with God, a call to reexamine how we see God or what we think of God”
“Loving relationships require time and effort and are not always convenient. They ask us to prioritize the divine and people over material possessions or appearances.”
“And as holy families our job is to spread the love of Jesus, his missionary disciples”
“To be followers of Jesus, to love one another involves embracing the joy of Christ in all of creation and walking more gently on this earth. We are called to be guardians and protectors of God's creation.”
"we're not immune to tragic events or to illness or to anything. We just have a different, I guess, we just have a different way of approaching it and that's through the lens of faith."
In the latest episode of the 1 Christian 1 Topic Podcast "Faith Amidst Tragedy," we have a conversation with Liz on faith, suffering, and prayer. More