4.15.11

Lectio: Jn 11.45-56

"So from that day on they (chief priests and Pharisees) planned to kill him.” Jn 11.53

Meditatio: "O God, what patience You have with us.

I remember Jesus performed many miracles including raising Lazarus from the dead and the response of the religious leaders was to plot to kill Him because they saw Him as a threat to their power instead as the very source of their salvation. But You did not rain down fire upon them but allowed them to do as they willed.

Grant that I may have patience with those who do not understand You and Your ways.
Contemplatio: Keep silence and remain in recollection for a few minutes.

Operatio: Reflect on how I respond to those who do not understand me. Resolve to be patient with them and pray for them.

Tomorrow’s reading: Mt 26.14-27