THIS SATISFIED THEM

PRAYER MOMENT 

Wednesday 29 April 2015 (This is Monday’s reading but the internet was inaccessible for two days)

THIS SATISFIED THEM

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “This account satisfied them, and they gave glory to God. “God”, they said, “can evidentlygrant the pagans the repentance that leads to life.” (Acts 11:1-18)

Reflection. The gospels tell us of the opposition of the Jewish leaders, the incomprehension of Pilate and the misunderstanding of the disciples. It is a relief to turn to the Acts and see the open mindedness of the Christianj leaders in Jerusalem. It was a big step for them to shift their mindset from ‘God’s message is only for the Jews’ to ‘God’s meassag is for everyone.’ We take it for granted but it was a major change for them. We look for such ‘shifts’ to day, that Jews would respect Palestinians, that Muslims would respect non-Muslims and that we too would rise to the challenges of respecting others that we face. It may take quite a shift but human beings are capable of it.

Prayer. Lord, open our eyes to accept one another, especially those who are difficult to love. Amen.

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