Interdependence

Jesus speaks openly of his dependence on the Father: "Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also." (Jn 5:19)
Jesus sees his effectiveness as coming from his intimate union with the Father.  Later he will say clearly, "I and the Father are one." (Jn 10:30).  So too, our effectiveness as witnesses to the Father, as Jesus for our times, comes from our union with the Father, a union which comes from total abandonment to his plan and an emptying of self, as Jesus did. (Phil 2:17).  We pray that at least during THIS day of Lent, we might make this interdependence our goal.
Bro. Rene