PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
23 February 2015
THE LEAST OF MY BROTHERS
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “In so far as you did this it
to one of the least of my brothers you did it toi me.” (Matt 25:31-46)
Reflection. Our first reading today calls
us to ‘be holy’ (Lev.19) and it then goes on to describe holiness. It consists
in ‘not dealing fraudulently with your neighbour’ and give examples of this.
There is no mention of religious practices or even prayer. The emphasis, if we
are to ‘be holy’ is on our response to people. The gospel is even more explicit
in its list of acts of compassion, feeding the hungry and so forth. And again
here is no mention even of being baptised. Holiness consists in compassion and
love for others. That’s the message of the bible. But in order to do that, to
break down our egoism and latent self interest, we need the Spirit of Jesus to
help us and that is where prayer comes in.
Prayer. Lord, help us this Lent to
transcend our self interest and reach out to our sisters and brothers. Amen.
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