PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday 12 February 2014..
NOTHING CAN MAKE YOU UNCLEAN
Pause. Be still in
the presence of God.
Reading. “Nothing
that goes into a person from outside can make one unclean. It is the things
that come out of a man that make him unclean.” (Mark 7:14-23)
Reflection. Here again
is something new. Cultures and
religions developed extensive taboos about foods and washing and a range of
other practices. Failure to observe these made a person “unclean” and people
live in fear of breaking such customs and the ostracism that would follow. Jesus
cuts through all this. “Nothing,” he says, that comes from outside a person can
harm them. Corruption, for example, can be rife in our society but it cannot
harm me unless I choose to be part of it by a decision that comes from my heart,
from inside me. People still retain a fear of witchcraft and evil spirits and a
host of other enslaving mind sets. To take the words of Jesus in our reading
today seriously is to liberated from these things. It is to become free.
Prayer. Lord, free
us from the many fears that surround us and teach us that nothing can harm
those who trust in you. Amen.
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