Saturday 28 March

Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7; John 7:40-52

The right to a hearing

The people debated whether Jesus was the Christ or not; some thought he was and others thought otherwise. Some wanted to arrest him. Nicodemus asked about Jesus having the right to be heard and he was cast into the Galilean camp with Jesus. You must be mistaken about Jesus being the Christ because prophets do not come out of Galilee. Lord, save us from our blinding prejudices and misguided judgments. Lord, guide us in your gentle mercy, for left to ourselves we cannot do your will.