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Lectio Divina Newsletter

Dear Friend,

Welcome to the last Newsletter of April.

Dr Laurie Woods reflects on all the readings for the coming Sunday.

Virginia Fortunat ponders the deeply human aspect of this passage.

Bishop David considers the farewell discourse in John 14:1-12

Finally Virginia Ryan discusses Doubt and Confusion

Fifth Sunday of Easter – Year A

Today’s readings give us a glimpse of the first followers of Jesus assessing their situation in light of all that had taken place. They realised that Jesus was the word of God, that is, the ultimate medium of communication from God showing us the way to fulfilling lives and union with the divine. The gospel passage highlights Jesus’ unity with the Father. Acts 6:1-7 This passage…

Deeply Human

There is something deeply human in John 14:1-12. It begins not with certainty, but with troubled hearts. “Do not let your hearts be troubled…” And yet, if we are honest, they often are. And yet, when you look at this artwork by Vanessa Horabuena, you don’t see someone who has everything neatly resolved. You see surrender. You see longing. You see a body stretched between earth…

The Way, the Truth and the Life

Lectio Reflection – Fifth Sunday of Easter – John 14:1-12 (Year A, 2026) There are some passages in the Gospel of John that feel less like ordinary teaching and more like standing before a great mystery. This Gospel for the Fifth Sunday of Easter is one of them. It is rich, layered, and deeply personal. The disciples sense that something is changing, though they do not…

Let’s talk about doubt and confusion

In this week’s Gospel John 14: 1-12 Jesus delivers his farewell discourse. It begins – do not let your heart be troubled. I have pondered this Scripture all week, and each day has brought me new and unexpected things for my heart to be troubled about. Explosive ongoing conflicts, extremist politics, economic instability and the unrelenting disruption of technology. I resonate with the disciples troubled and…

Lectio Reflection – Fifth Sunday of Easter – John 14:1-12 (Year A 2026)

In the gospel today I want to emphasise the fact that to see Jesus is to see the father and to see the believer is to see Jesus. Welcome to…

Lectio Reflection – Fourth Sunday of Easter – John 10:1-10 (Year A 2026)

Today the gospel centers around Jesus as shepherd. The contrast between the Pharisees as false shepherds and Jesus as the true Shepherd. Welcome to a transformative journey as we delve…

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