5th Sunday of Lent - Year A - Songs of Healing

This weekend’s readings are full of God’s mercy and compassion for humanity. The Gospel in particular (John 11:1-45), is a beautiful expression of the intimacy of Jesus with our human condition and its redemption.

Lazarus and his sisters, Martha and Mary, are loved by Jesus. At this moment Jesus experienced, in the deepest of ways, our human condition. He saw the tyranny of death in the world when he lost someone he loved. He felt what death can do to his creation—that by virtue of being created by and for love, human beings must necessarily suffer loss and pain. The quiet tears come to him. And then, from those quiet tears, the divine power comes forward. Filled with the confidence that his Father will hear him, Jesus exhibits a most unhuman-like ability. With the words, “Lazarus come out!” he heals and raises the one he loves from the dead in the presence of a great crowd.

Like Jesus, our own quiet tears for the suffering of the world should not leave us powerless to act. They should fill us with a holy longing to call on the power of God. When we are moved by the victims of sickness, poverty, violence, hunger and disaster, we too can draw on the power of prayer and faith to act.

In honour of this Sunday’s readings and Gospel, we would like to share our latest video, "Songs of Healing", a beautiful music collection of eight (8) Christian hymns and songs to help heal the Mind, Body and Soul. Our hope is that these songs of faith will bring you and yours healing and comfort.

Video can be watched by clicking here or on the picture below:

Wishing everyone a relaxing and healing weekend!

God bless,

Sunday 7pm Choir