3rd Sunday of Easter

Our readings for the 3rd Sunday of Easter are:

1. Acts 3: 13-15, 17-19
2. Psalms 4: 2, 4, 7-8, 9
3. 1 John 2: 1-5a
4. Luke 24: 35-49

• Bait and switch
• What would you say are some of the prime promises that God has made to you?
• Have those promises made a difference in your life, or do you keep that promises at arm's length?
• What would be different in your life if you really started to live one or more of those promises? 

• Earning peace
• Jesus gave His disciples peace in the Gospel reading this last week.  What do you think that actually meant for them?
• When you are stressed over something and need to find God's will in all of that, what do you do?
• Do you think that peace and serenity is something you can force?
• Where do you find it then?

• Strength for the journey
• How do you fight temptation?
• How does Christ's mercy help you to fight temptation?
• Where else can you go for strength?

• Something fishy about this incarnation
• Why do you think that Jesus asks us to get involved in His ministry at all, like getting Him a fish to eat?
• This Gospel occurs right after Jesus reveals Himself in the breaking of the Bread in the road to Emmaus reading.  What does that tell you about Jesus?
• What does that tell you about any time that we share a meal?
• What does that tell you about the hungry and homeless among us?

Preparation for Reconciliation:

1. Do I have the trust in God for His promises to be fulfilled in His time?
2. What do I need to stop forcing in my life and let God?
3. Am I humble enough to ask for help in my walk when I need it?
4. Where are the opportunities to serve God in my life?

Shalom!