EVIL FROM WITHIN

PRAYER MOMENT Wednesday 11 February 2015, Our Lady of Lourdes and World Day for the Sick. EVIL FROM WITHIN Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “For it is from within, from men’s hearts, that evil intentions emerge, fornication, theft, murder … (Mark7:14-23) Reflection. While the circumstances of family, education, social and religious environment have a great impact on how a person responds to the events of life each day, in a real sense each of us is master of our own house, in charge of our own life. It is the way we respond that makes us who we are. In the gospel words, it is ‘what comes out of our hearts’ that makes us the person we are. Despite the power of the media and social communications to invade our privacy and influence our attitudes, we can decide to sift everything and respond in a way that guards our freedom and the freedom of others. A person in prison can be more free that many a person walking the streets. Prayer. Lord, help us to be alert to your Spirit working in our consciousness that we may sift everything to see if it comes from God or from the evil one. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ