2nd week in Easter Time, Monday – 17th April 2023 – Acts 4,23-31; Jn 3,1-8
Community in Prayer
In the first reading, Peter and John returned to their community after the strict warning and release by the religious leaders. They narrated to the community all about their experience. They rejoiced that they were able to boldly profess the ‘Name’ of Jesus. The whole community then prayed. They recalled the words of Psalm 2, which speaks of plots against God and his chosen anointed. Peter interprets this psalm in reference to Jesus and his disciples. They recognize that all of this had been foreseen by God. It was not that God forced them to act as they did, but that their freely chosen decisions were foreseen by God and would become part of his plan of salvation. They beg the Lord, as persecution is also extended to them, that God will be with them through. As they conclude their prayer, the powerful manifestation of the Holy Spirit once again comes upon the disciples gathered in prayer.
