Saturday of the Fourth Week of Eastertide – A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast




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Summary: <br> Saturday of the Fourth Week of Eastertide – A Time of Lectio Divina for the Discerning Heart Podcast<br> As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.  For at least the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of this day to the Lord.<br> Say slowly from your heart “Jesus, I Trust In You…You Take Over”<br> Become aware that He is with you, looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within in your heart…<br> From the Holy Gospel According to St. John 15:9-17<br> Jesus said to his disciples:<br> ‘As the Father has loved me,<br> so I have loved you.<br> Remain in my love.<br> If you keep my commandments<br> you will remain in my love,<br> just as I have kept my Father’s commandments<br> and remain in his love.<br> I have told you this<br> so that my own joy may be in you<br> and your joy be complete.<br> This is my commandment:<br> love one another, as I have loved you.<br> A man can have no greater love<br> than to lay down his life for his friends.<br> You are my friends,<br> if you do what I command you.<br> I shall not call you servants any more,<br> because a servant does not know<br> his master’s business;<br> I call you friends,<br> because I have made known to you<br> everything I have learnt from my Father.<br> You did not choose me:<br> no, I chose you;<br> and I commissioned you<br> to go out and to bear fruit,<br> fruit that will last;<br> and then the Father will give you<br> anything you ask him in my name.<br> What I command you<br> is to love one another.’<br> What word made this passage come alive for you?<br> <br> What did you sense the Lord saying to you?<br> Once more give the Lord an opportunity to speak to you:<br> Jesus said to his disciples:<br> ‘As the Father has loved me,<br> so I have loved you.<br> Remain in my love.<br> If you keep my commandments<br> you will remain in my love,<br> just as I have kept my Father’s commandments<br> and remain in his love.<br> I have told you this<br> so that my own joy may be in you<br> and your joy be complete.<br> This is my commandment:<br> love one another, as I have loved you.<br> A man can have no greater love<br> than to lay down his life for his friends.<br> You are my friends,<br> if you do what I command you.<br> I shall not call you servants any more,<br> because a servant does not know<br> his master’s business;<br> I call you friends,<br> because I have made known to you<br> everything I have learnt from my Father.<br> You did not choose me:<br> no, I chose you;<br> and I commissioned you<br> to go out and to bear fruit,<br> fruit that will last;<br> and then the Father will give you<br> anything you ask him in my name.<br> What I command you<br> is to love one another.’<br> What did your heart feel as you listened?<br> What did you sense the Lord saying to you?<br> Once more, through Him, with Him and in Him listen to the Word:<br> Jesus said to his disciples:<br> ‘As the Father has loved me,<br> so I have loved you.<br> Remain in my love.<br> If you keep my commandments<br> you will remain in my love,<br> just as I have kept my Father’s commandments<br> and remain in his love.<br> I have told you this<br> so that my own joy may be in you<br> and your joy be complete.<br> This is my commandment:<br> love one another, as I have loved you.<br> A man can have no greater love<br> than to lay down his life for his friends.<br> You are my friends,<br> if you do what I command you.<br> I shall not call you servants any more,<br> because a servant does not know<br> his master’s business;<br> I call you friends,<br> because I have made known to you<br> everything I have learnt from my Father.<br> You did not choose me:<br> no, I chose you;<br> and I commissioned you<br> to go out and to bear fruit,<br>