Wednesday 26 April 2023

Today is Wednesday the 26th of April, in the third week of Easter.

The Choir of Royal Holloway sings, ‘The Mystery of God’, by Dan Locklair.


O Thou, in all thy might so far,
In all thy love so near,
Beyond the range of sun and star,
And yet beside us here,—
What heart can comprehend thy name,
Or searching, find thee out,
Who art within a quickening Flame,
A Presence round about?
Yet though I know thee but in part,
I ask not, Lord, for more:
Enough for me to know thou art,
To love thee and adore.
O sweeter than aught else besides,
The tender mystery
That like a veil of shadow hides
The Light I may not see!
And dearer than all things I know
Is childlike faith to me,
That makes the darkest way I go
An open path to thee.




Today’s reading is from the Gospel of John.


John 6:35-40

Jesus said to them, ‘I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and anyone who comes to me I will never drive away; for I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will, but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me but raise it up on the last day. This is indeed the will of my Father, that all who see the Son and believe in him may have eternal life; and I will raise them up on the last day.’

What does Jesus mean when he says, “I am the Bread of Life”? Spend some time reflecting with the Lord now…

“Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty”. How do you experience this in your life with Jesus? Perhaps through something recently…


“Anyone who comes to me I will never drive away”. What do these words mean to you? Let them nourish you today…


Now listen as the passage is read for you once more. Four times Jesus speaks of “the will of the Father”: how do you understand this?

Lastly, look back over this session of prayer. See what you can remember about it, and try to turn it all into a prayer to the Lord.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.