DAY 3
Forming one Body
“Love one another as I have loved you” (Jn 15:12b)
Col 3:12-17 Clothe yourself
with compassion
Jn 13:1-15; 34-35 Love one
another
Meditation
On the eve of his death, Jesus
knelt to wash the feet of his disciples. He knew the difficulty of living
together and the importance of forgiveness and mutual service. “Unless I wash
you,” he said to Peter, “you have no share with me.”
Peter received Jesus at his
feet; he was washed and was touched by the humility and gentleness of Christ.
Later he would follow Jesus’ example and serve the fellowship of the faithful
in the early church.
Jesus wishes that life and love
circulate through us as the sap through the vine, so that Christian communities
be one body. But today as in the past, it is not easy to live together. We are
often faced with our own limitations. At times we fail to love those who are
close to us in a community, parish or family. There are times when our
relationships break down completely.
In Christ we are invited to be
clothed in compassion, through countless new beginnings. The recognition that
we are loved by God moves us to welcome each other with our strengths and
weaknesses. It is then that Christ is in our midst.
With almost nothing, are you
a creator of reconciliation in that communion of love, which is the Body of
Christ, his Church? Sustained by a shared momentum, rejoice! You are no longer
alone, in all things you are advancing together with your brothers and sisters.
With them, you are called to live the parable of community.
The Sources of Taizé (2000) pp. 48-49
Prayer
God our Father, you reveal to us your love
through Christ and through our brothers and sisters. Open our hearts so that we
can welcome each other with our differences and live in forgiveness. Grant us
to live united in one body, so that the gift that is each person comes to
light. May all of us together be a reflection of the living Christ.
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