- Acts 10:34a, 37-43
- Psalms 118: 1-2, 16-17, 22-23
- Philippians Colossians 3: 1-4
- John 20: 1-9
- Anointing, visible and invisible
- Jesus was anointed by the Holy Spirit at His baptism in a public way. We continue to anoint at baptism, Confirmation, Ordination, Healing of the Sick.
- Why do you think that God chose to send His spirit into Jesus at His baptism?
- Since Jesus is the incarnation of God Himself, why would He need some sort of "extra" dose of the Holy Spirit?
- When we anoint within the Church, is that a prayer to God to send his Holy Spirit, a recognition of something that's already happened, does that anointing cause something to happen, so some combination of the above?
- Should we, as a people, do more formal commissioning/anointing for missions large and small?
- God is more than merciful, He is mercy
- What makes you believe God to be a God of mercy?
- How has that mercy touched your life?
- How can we be more merciful, as God's children?
- God's presence is everywhere
- What has reminded you of God's presence in your life this past week?
- How do you celebrate/meditate/savor that presence usually?
- Do you think that you are more or less sensitive to that Presence than you were 5 years ago?
- One step at a time
- One thing that I really like about the new RCIA rite is that we celebrate Lent with the three great Gospels of the Woman at the Well, the Man Born Blind and finally the Raising of Lazarus. In each of these stories, belief in Jesus is a process.
- How is your faith in Jesus deepening lately?
- Where do you think your faith will take you in the years to come?
- Who are some of the "other disciples" that you are journeying with, who help you in your faith walk?
- What has God commissioned me for in life? Am I living that commission?
- Am I willing/able to accept God's Presence, no matter how that Presence comes to me?
- How am I setting my priorities, for the immediate future, or eternity?
- Where is God revealing Himself to me today?
Shalom!
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