South Sudan's Challenge

South Sudan's Challenge
Healing & Reconciliation

Friday, May 23, 2014

Short Reflection for the 6th Sunday of Easter (A)


Readings: Acts 8: 5-8; 14-17; 1 Peter 3: 15-18; John 14: 15-21

Text: “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you.” (John 14: 16-17)

Meditation: Jesus does not leave as orphans.. He sends the Spirit, our Advocate, to be with us always... The Spirit – the Advocate- is the source of our HOPE. And this hope gives us a sense of God’s fidelity at all times, especially when relationships collapsed or threatened. Hope also gives us strength and courage in times of persecution, discrimination, exclusion and difficulties.

DHIKR SIMPLE METHOD
1st step: Write the text or Dhikr (the Arabic word for REMEMBRANCE) in your heart.
2nd step: Let the text remain always in on your lips and mind - RECITING the text silently as often as possible...
3rd step:  Be attentive to the disclosure of the meaning/s of the text in your life.

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