Wednesday, 19 October 2016

I AM HERE TO BRING DIVISION

PRAYER PAUSE


Thursday 20 October 2016


I AM HERE TO BRING DIVISION


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Do you suppose I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division.” (Luke12:49-53)



Reflection. “Peace on earth” was the message of the angels at Bethlehem but it was peace born of engagement and engagement brings division. That was the life of Jesus. And we have only to think of Martin Luther King, who brought such division that people wanted to get rid of him and he was killed. The same happened with the North American martyrs we remembered yesterday and it happens to anyone who “engages” in the issues of our time. We like “peace” but sometimes it is not peace at all but rather control which leaves some in comfort and others in destitution.  
 
Prayer. Lord, teach us the peace that comes from engaging in the issues which today bring injustice to so many on our planet. Amen





































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