Sixth Sunday of Easter
Mother's Day
Scripture readings today:
1 John 5:1-6 - This is love: to keep the commandments of God
John 15:9-17 - Remain in my love
• I saw
Hershey’s production of Godspell last night…
Classic and favorite, and malleable.
Telling of parables of Jesus, mostly
from Gospel of Matthew.
At beginning there is chaos and
disharmony, stress and dissociation. No relationships. And Jesus enters the
scene and begins building… new relationships, new hope, kingdom. How? By
interacting with people, engaging them where they are.
• Dovetail
of relationships within Godspell and If you keep God’s commandments you are a
friend of God. (1 John 5:3 This is the love of God: We keep God’s
commandments.)
• There is
no friendship with God without relationship with God.
Friendship is mutual trust, sharing.
Throughout Godspell, friendship built…
Throughout gospels, friendship built…
Are you a friend of God? How is your
relationship built?
• Shared
experience is important.
Benefit of friendship with Jesus?
Built community, wholeness, peace.
Recovery. That the world may be one.
• Therefore
Jesus invites shared experience of communion.
Also Do This in Rememberance…. Keep
relationship alive.
• right
into Holy Communion. Then Hymn 510 Jesus Is All the World to Me
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