A time of Lexio devena for the discerning heart.

Tuesday of the sixth week of Eastertide.

As you begin, take a deep breath and exhale slowly.

For the next few moments, surrender all the cares and concerns of the stay to the Lord. Say slowly from your heart, Jesus, I trust in you.

You take over become aware become aware that he is with you looking looking upon you with love, wanting to be heard deep within your heart.

A reading from the Holy Gospel according to John chapter 16 verses 5 through 11.

Jesus said to his disciples, now I am going to the one who sent me.

Not one of you is asked, where are you going? Yet, you are sad at heart because I am going to the one who sent me. Not one of you is asked, where are you going? Yet, you are sad at

heart because I have told you this. Still, I must tell you the truth. It is for your own good that I am

going, because unless I go, the advocate will not come to you. But if I do go, I will send him to you.

And when he comes, he will show the world how wrong it was about sin and about who was in the

right and about judgment. About sin, proved by their refusal to believe in me.

About who was in the right,

proved by my going to the Father and your seeing me no more.

About judgment,

proved by the prince of this world being already condemned. What word made this passage come alive for you?

What did you sense the Lord saying to you? What did you sense the Lord an opportunity to speak to you.

Jesus said to his disciples,

Now I am going to the one who sent me.

Not one of you has asked, where are you going?

Yet you are sad at heart because I have told you this.

Still, I must tell you the truth.

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