PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 25
May 2016
THEY WERE IN
A DAZE
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “They were on the road, going up to
Jerusalem; Jesus was walking on ahead of them; they were in a daze, and those
who followed were apprehensive.” (Mark 10:32-45)
Reflection. We are two thirds of the way through
Mark’s gospel and the disciples have still not understood what it is all about.
All this talk about becoming great meaning being the servant of all, and embracing
suffering and death, made no sense. It was counter cultural. And the gospel
message today still goes against the way many of our contemporaries – and maybe
we too – see life. It does take long for the “Joy of the Gospel” to sink in. We
must be patient with ourselves. If we are really seekers, we will get there –
as the disciples eventually did.
Prayer. Lord, may we ponder the words of the
gospel and may they become the default orientation of our lives. Amen.
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