PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday, 25 April 2017, St Mark
GO OUT
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Go out to the whole world; proclaim
the good news to all creation.” (Mark 16:15-20).
Reflection. The command of Jesus refers to the
mission of the early Church to go out from Jerusalem to the ends of the earth.
But it also refers to the “going out” from our focus on ourselves. It gathers
up all the gospel sayings about ‘denying oneself’ and ‘losing one’s life.’ Our
media and ‘culture’ prompts us to look to our security and our politicians play
on this. But to respond to Jesus we have in some way to go beyond our fears and
reach out to others. This really stretches us. Jesus promises that this “going
out” will mean that we will find our life. It is in giving that we receive.
Prayer. Lord, help us to go out of
ourselves to others so that we may break the bonds of loneliness and alienation
so many feel. Amen.
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