Sharing God's love with all people
In today’s gospel Jesus reveals his power over death by raising Lazarus from the dead. The prophet Ezekiel prophesies God breathing new life into dry bones. To those in exile or living in the shadows of death, these stories proclaim God’s promise of resurrection. In baptism we die with Christ that we might also be raised with him to new life. At the Easter Vigil we will welcome the newly baptized as we remember God’s unfailing promise in our baptism.
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Baptism is sometimes called enlightenment. The gospel for this Sunday is the story of the man born blind healed by Christ. “I was blind, now I see,” declares the man. In baptism God opens our eyes to see the truth of who we are: God’s
beloved children. As David was anointed king of Israel, in baptism God anoints our head with oil, and calls us to bear witness to the light of Christ in our daily lives.
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The gospel story of the Woman at the Well shows us how radically inclusive Jesus was during his life and ministry. He breaks all the social and religious norms of the day, not only by speaking with a woman in public, but a Samaritan woman no less! Even his disciples were shocked that Jesus would go so far beyond what was acceptable to reach out to her in love and kindness, then empower her to bring his message to her own people. Jesus calls us, too, to be just as radically inclusive with the people we encounter in our lives and our communities.
