THEY SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES

PRAYER MOMENT

Saturday 16 January 2016

THEY SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “When the scribes of the Pharisee party saw him eating with sinners and tax collectors they said to his disciples, ‘Why …?’” (Mark 2:13-17)

Reflection. The scribes did not approach Jesus himself. They went for the easy way. They complained to his disciples who probably could not answer them. So they did not get an answer. They did not really want an answer. They just wanted to pull Jesus down by complaining and gossiping among themselves. Do we recognise something here that can happen in our in our lives? It is so hard to go to the person who is really responsible. It is easier to go round and talk about something among peers. It is easier but it does not achieve anything. Jesus “failed” because the leaders refused to face the issues.

Prayer. Lord, help us to face the issues that we meet each day and do what we can to question and challenge those responsible. Amen.