THE GOSPEL
John 14:23-29And we will come to him and make our dwelling with him.
He
was
downcast.
The
Risen,
Lord had to
go away from earth.
Yet he loved us so much
he could not lose us from his life.
He would place his Spirit
deep within
us.
O Holy Spirit,
teacher of all good, remind us
of what Jesus said and did and who he is.
Let our hearts be untroubled and fearless as we take
your compassion everywhere it is needed in our world today:
death row, the unhoused, the climate crisis, Ukraine,
and everywhere those are suffering
from bias.
THE FIRST READING
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
It is the decision of the Holy Spirit and of us
not to place on you any burden.
Come, O Holy Spirit.
Lead us to your home, the one within us.
Discern for each of us, as you did for each apostle,
untold truths.
Be the fire that never dies,
the wind that lifts us––raising us high,
on wings that set us
free.
THE SECOND READING
Revelation 21:10-14, 22-23
The city had no need of sun or moon to shine on it.
O
Christ,
you are the temple.
God’s glory lights your altar.
Make us merely candles, please;
let us glow in this world,
right here, right now,
in the dimness
of our
day.