John 14:15-21
15“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you for ever. 17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.
18“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
- Light a candle to remember Christ’s presence with you.
- Sit five to fifteen minutes in silence bringing your attention to the Breath.
- The Spirit of truth abides within you.
- As you pay attention to the Breath, feel where the Spirit abides within you.
- When you see Christ in the world, the Christ within you stirs. Christ does not leave you orphaned. Christ is here in the Spirit.
- The Spirit of truth abides within you.
- As you pay attention to the Breath, feel where the Spirit abides within you.
- The Spirit of truth abides within us, the world
- As you pay attention to the Breath, feel where the Spirit abides with in us, the world.
- How does God need you to be the hands, feet, eyes, ears, voice of Christ today?
- He came for all to see and to believe and for all to love through Him.
- Again, how does God need you to be the hands, feet, eyes, ears, voice of Christ today?
- What is your message from God?
- Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
- Share as you feel led in the reply box below.
Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, May 21, 2017, the Sixth Sunday of Easter (Year A)
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1 Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21
If you use these prayers in other groups, please give credit to author. Permission to use in not-for-profit settings (c) 2017 The Rev. Lil Smith, M.Div., DASD