PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 9 June
2016, St Ephrem
BE
RECONCILED
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Go and be reconciled with your
brother first, and then come back and present your offering.” (Matthew 5:20-26)
Reflection. Yesterday we read Jesus words about fulfilling
the law and the prophets. Today we find out the first thing on the agenda is
reconciliation. A hard call given our history! But it is a moment to give
thanks for the idealism and magnanimity behind the founding of the United
Nations, even if it is often disregarded as a “talking shop.” And reconciliation
goes deeper into society right to the family level where people can quarrel over
wills and property and relationships. Jesus touches a raw nerve but it is the
heart of the matter in building the kingdom of God.
Prayer. Lord, teach us to listen to one
another at the level of the heart and become reconciled. Amen
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