25/07/2021

St John's memories of his time with Jesus are one of  the main sources of our faith. Some of the details are quite odd. The men needed grass so they could sit down. The scraps filled  12 baskets. Had the people brought empty baskets with them? Jesus had to get out of the way quickly because he knew the crowd wanted to proclaim him king; the Messiah. The prefiguring  text from Kings would have been familiar to scribes and Pharisees amongst the crowd thus adding to their sense of awe at the doings of the carpenter's son.

The passage from St Paul is another straightforward statement of his experience of the Risen Lord.. We have been called to recognise God and to live lives that are worthy; that give praise to God.. We must let go of ourselves and become prisoners along with Paul, held fast by the chains of hope. We are united by one Lord who transcends everything so that we are able to have a faith that is perfect and must not be be broken for it is the One that is the Lord.

Dear Lord, forgive me my sins and let my remaining time be spent in holiness undisturbed by envy and greed.