THEY DID NOT RECOGNISE HIM

PRAYER MOMENT

(There is no electricity so this may not go)

Saturday 14 December 2013

THEY DID NOT RECOGNISE HIM

Pause. Be in the presence of God..

Reading. “I tell you that Elijah has come already and they did not recognise him but treated him as they pleased.” (Matt 17:10-13)

Reflection. Sometimes we don’t recognise people we have not seen for some time. We struggle to remember their name and recall the context in which we knew them. But it can be more serious if we fail to recognise someone who could change our life. We think, if only I knew who he/she was! When Jesus stood before Pilate the governor had no idea who he was. If he had things would have been different. When the Samaritan woman stood before Jesus at the well he was filled with compassion. As a Jew and as a man he “should “ have acted differently. But in fact he went out to her and revealed to her her worth and her beauty. 

Prayer. Lord Jesus, teach us to see each person as you see them; to welcome each one we meet and show them respect and compassion; and also to receive from them what they offer. Amen.