To gather into one
Fifth week in Lent: Saturday, 28th Mar, 2015
Ezek 37: 21-28; Jn 11: 45-56
Going around places these days with a team of people, putting up an hour long lenten programme, I consider it a moment of pride and never miss out on the opportunity of introducing the volunteer team, and of it a very special person in the team! The person is a brother in Christ from a Pentecostal Church! We have another person, in fact a pastor, from a mainline non catholic church. And our team is a Catholic organisation!
The readings today seem to give us a clue to understand the mission of the Son of God. As he himself announces, it is to gather into one all the dispersed children of God, dispersed geographically, spiritually, economically, politically and in every other way. Jesus seems to be the son of David, promised in all eternity to gather not merely the two nations (Judah and Israel), but all dispersed children of God into one. We are called to be agents of unity and harmony, uniting people in love and building a humanity that is joyful. If we are against such unity, even though merely in thought or merely in single instances, we are not in line with the mission of the Saviour. He would say, 'if you don't gather with me, you scatter!' (cf. Lk 11:23; Mt 12:30). How much am I ready to do, by way of bringing true peace, harmony and love, wherever I am?
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