Sunday 6th May, 2012
5th Sunday of Easter. W. Acts 9:26-31. I will praise you, Lord, in the assembly of your people—Ps 21(22):26-28, 30-32. 1 John 3:18-24. John 15:1-8.

  
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‘Your love must be something real and active.’

Earlier this year I went to a funeral of a man with whom I had worked some years ago. He had been an inspiring person to us all, and I was very grateful that I was able to farewell him. A couple of months before he died, two of us visited him in his home. We met a joyful man, a man of peace, a man who was having rich experiences as family and friends from near and far were coming, as my friend and I did, to spend a little time with this wonderful person.

Patrick’s love had been ‘something real and active’. God lived in him and he lived in God. His goodness extended to all he met. Whether he was encouraging the quiet person, or giving practical assistance to all he encountered, his love appeared limitless. Bless him!