Sixth Sunday of Easter - Year A
Taken from LWPT Meditations
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Meditation – Sixth Sunday of Easter Year A
Acts 17:22-31
Psalm 66:8-20
1st Peter 3:13-22
John 14:15-21
“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). This was Peter’s admonition to the members of the early Christian Church. He wrote at a time when persecution was becoming severe, and he wanted believers to trust in God and to know that even in suffering “for what is right” they would be blessed (3:13-14, see also Matthew 5:10-12). Furthermore, they had no need to fear as did unbelievers who had no hope, but should commit themselves to Christ as their Lord (3:14-15)...
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