PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday
26 February 2014.
ONE OF US
Pause. Be still
in the presence of God
Reading: “We saw
a man who was not one of us casting out devils in your name and we tried to stop
him.” (Mark 9:38-40)
Reflection. The
disciple John complains to Jesus that someone who is not “one of us” is doing
things “in your name.” Jesus rebukes him, “anyone who is not against us is for
us.” The whites in Southern Rhodesia in the 1920s and 30s signed away their
future by insisting that “those who were not one of us” should be prevented
from full participation in the economic life of the colony. Excluding others has
been a a common occurrence in human history and has cause countless wars. We
are slowly and painfully moving towards a more inclusive world. But we have
some way to go, even in our ordinary private family and social lives.
Prayer. Lord, teach
us to welcome everyone as you did, especially those who are on the margins of
society; those who are poor, handicapped or in anyway left out. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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