Reflection for May 10th from Nigel PriceJohn 16.20-23Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world. So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy. In that day you will no longer ask me anything. Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. (NIV)ReflectionJesus is preparing his disciples for the hard times on the horizon, but assuring them that good will be coming. There is a saying about ‘no gain without pain’. How often does something rewarding come out of adversity? There are plants that will only grow after the earth has been burned right back to nothing. But a warning about the final sentence. It doesn’t mean literally that you can ask for anything you like, if you append the name Jesus. What it means is that if you have entered into the Kingdom of God then whatever you might ask for will be in tune with the Kingdom rather than any spurious wish that you may entertain! That is what will be granted.So we pray:Risen, ascended Lord, as we rejoice at your triumph, fill your Church on earth with power and compassion, that all who are estranged by sin may find forgiveness and know your peace, to the glory of God the Father. Amen Common Worship: Collects and Post Communions, material from which is included here, is copyright © The Archbishops' Council 2000
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