PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday 14 February 2017, Cyril &
Methodius
ARE YOU STILL
WITHOUT PERCEPTION?
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Do you not understand? Are you
without perception? Are your minds closed? Have you eyes that do not see? Ears
that do not hear?” (Mark 8:14-21)
Reflection. This cascade of questions from
Jesus shows his frustration with his disciples. It is now chapter 8 and they
still don’t get it! Buddhism seems to have little doctrine and practice in our
sense but they have one overall aim that penetrates everything: enlightenment.
Life is a journey towards perception, discovery, enlightenment. It is available
to everyone – the forgotten inmate of a Zambian prison or a renowned academic
at Yale or Oxford. Yet it is not easy to reach perception because our lives and
our minds are cluttered. Some early Christians fled to the desert to escape the
clutter. We cannot do that but we still need to penetrate our clutter and reach
for the essential.
Prayer. Lord, help
us to make our way through the many words, feelings and experiences of our day
and find you. Amen.
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