Pentecost Sunday, 9th May

John 20:19–23

When it was evening on that day, the first
day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were
locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said,
"Peace be with you." After he said this, he showed them his hands and
his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to
them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send
you." When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them,
"Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are
forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."

Reflection

Could I take this time to be still, to wait
on the Lord, to realise that Jesus approaches me as he did the disciples,
wishing me peace?

Am I able to receive his gift of God’s
Spirit and pray that I may pass these gifts freely to others?