THEY DID NOT RECOGNISE HIM

PRAYER PAUSE

Saturday 10 December 2016

THEY DID NOT RECOGNISE HIM

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “I tell you that Elijah has come already and they did not recognise him but treated him as they pleased.” (Matthew 17:10-13)

Reflection. We are inclined to recognise people according to our prejudices! I had a friend who used to ask, half jokingly but a little bit seriously too, after hearing the name of a person about to visit, “Is he any good?” Well, you can take that question a long way. Pregnant women can now discover if the child they carry in their womb has Down’s Syndrome. Are they any good? We can ask, “What use is a person?” or we can ask, “What value has a person?” Our answer will show whether or in what way we recognise them.

Prayer. Lord, help us to recognise every person as one of your sons or daughters of eternal value. Amen.