GO OUT

PRAYER PAUSE        

Tuesday, 25 April 2017, St Mark

GO OUT

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “Go out to the whole world; proclaim the good news to all creation.”  (Mark 16:15-20).  

Reflection. The command of Jesus refers to the mission of the early Church to go out from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth. But it also refers to the “going out” from our focus on ourselves. It gathers up all the gospel sayings about ‘denying oneself’ and ‘losing one’s life.’ Our media and ‘culture’ prompts us to look to our security and our politicians play on this. But to respond to Jesus we have in some way to go beyond our fears and reach out to others. This really stretches us. Jesus promises that this “going out” will mean that we will find our life. It is in giving that we receive.

Prayer. Lord, help us to go out of ourselves to others so that we may break the bonds of loneliness and alienation so many feel.  Amen.