PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Discovering others
Pause. Be still
and enter into the stillness within you.
Reading. “Anyone
who is not against us is with us.” (Mark 9:38-40)
Reflection. Jesus’
companions complain that someone who is not “one of us” is acting in his name. He
is stealing our brand and claiming the credit for it when he is not one of “our”
people. Jesus is fairly blunt. Let him be. If he is doing something good -
whoever he or she is – rejoice. How easily and unconsciously we identify with “our
group”, “our nation”, people who are “one of us.” Jesus opens his arms wide and
welcomes anyone who is trying to do what is right and who is open to other people
who are also trying.
Prayer. Lord, teach us to have a universal heart,
open to all who seek justice and search for truth; all who are men and women of
peace. Help people everywhere who struggle against evil in themselves and in
the world. Amen.
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