PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 7 September 2016
LOVE YOUR
ENEMIES
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “I say this to you who are
listening: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who
curse you, pray for those who treat you badly.” (Luke 6:27-38)
Reflection. Three words that could change the
world! What if Assad – or Mugabe – could reflect on them? Could invite their “enemies”
to sit down – like the Colombian government has done after 42 years – and explore
common ground. Everyone would be a winner. Jesus’ words pierce the dark
hostility humankind has grown accustomed to for centuries. He calls us to rise
above the differences we meet with others and grasp the aspirations that unite
us. It requires compromise, patience, trust. But if we try it will astonish us.
We will be like those disciples in the upper room on Easter day when Jesus stood
before them. They could hardly believe it. This time it is us who have to rise.
We too will be surprised and astonished.
Prayer. Lord, give
us the courage to rise above our differences with others and reach out to those
we somehow see as “enemeies.” Amen
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