“When Noah was five hundred years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.”
Genesis 5:32
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“…THAT THEY ALL MAY BE ONE...” John 17:11
Living the Prayer of Jesus through Racial Sobriety
7 th Sunday of Easter
John 17:11b-19
The gospel today is the title of our reflections, “…that they all may be one...” Jesus concludes his prayer with the hope that we who follow him will be consecrated in the truth. The truth is that we are bound together in this time to bring the love of God to everyone on the planet. We begin our S-O-B-E-R living in our interpersonal relationships when we See Others as Being Entitled to Respect. We continue our S-O-B-E-R living in our social interactions as we See Others as Being Equally Regarded. S-O-B-E-R living embraces the global dimension as we embrace Seeing Others as Being Extended Relations. The prayer of Jesus includes that protecting of his disciples so that we might have wholeness and holiness.
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