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L'ascolto che ci unisce - mercoledì 1 aprile 20226

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Pastor Lucilla Peyrò explores how Jesus' joyful Palm Sunday entry turned to betrayal and death within days.

The episode is a daily meditation from the Waldensian and Methodist churches, aired on April 1. Pastor Lucilla Peyrò introduces the scripture readings: Psalm 35:18 and Philippians 2:11. She sets the context in Holy Week, noting Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday and his subsequent betrayal, arrest, and crucifixion. Peyrò draws parallels between the Psalmist's suffering—unjust accusation, humiliation, and abandonment by friends—and Jesus' experiences. She describes the Psalm's movement from humiliation through a cry for help to faith in God who liberates the oppressed. The meditation explains that Jesus, like the Psalmist, faced human ingratitude and the humiliation of the cross, but God redeemed him through resurrection. Peyrò expands the Psalmist's prayer from personal liberation to a vision of a numerous, peaceful people living in shalom. She references a television report about an anti-mafia demonstration in Turin, where a participant affirmed that peace requires justice. This connects to historical secular and religious movements. The episode concludes by asking God for vision to overcome present darkness and for peace, in communion with Jesus, the prince of peace. The closing credits note the meditation is for Radio Beckwith based on Psalm 13:18.

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