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Image: Christ in the Wilderness by Elsie Anna Wood

A meditation on John 6:15, using Lectio Divina and Imaginative Contemplation.

Today we meditate on one verse: “When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.”

I very nearly skipped this in my travels through John’s gospel, but was drawn in when I realised that this crowd wasn’t taking him by force in order to arrest him, but in order to make him king. A study in his response to the buzz of the ego.

Blessings as you pray with this one today.

(Apologies for the slightly tricky music/speaking mix at the beginning… tried to fix a few times but ran out of time to sort properly… it doesn’t last too long)

Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer – space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God’s love for you today – drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina.

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All music by Pete Hatch.