Colourful Dreamer

  Last week’s gospel reading (John 14:1-14) invited us to live the way of Jesus – the way of compassion, hope, justice and love. Or as one of the commentators puts it “The Way of Jesus is the embodiment of the dream and hope of God….We must be people of the way, being the dream and hope of God, as we participate in abundant life while here on earth together” [1] As we live the way of Jesus we will come to know the truth of God and God’s commitment or covenant to restore humanity and renew all creation. In this we are to find the life of God. This week we continue to read from John 14 as Jesus continues to be the good shepherd for his fearful and grieving disciples as their dreams come to an end. But it is not the end. Jesus has walked beside them, teaching them about God in the way he lived and how he saw and treated people. He is now sending another to go with them, another advocate, The Spirit, to walk alongside and within each of them that Jesus’ way might continue, and the...