PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday, 1 July 2017
HE RAN TO
MEET THEM
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “As soon as Abraham saw the three
men he ran to meet them and bowed to the ground.” (Genesis 18:1-15)
Reflection. I am always amazed by this passage
where Abraham meets the three mysterious visitors at the Oak of Mamre. His
immediate and urgent welcome presages the birth of a son to him and the great
plan of God will evolve. It all depended on this welcome that Abraham gave. God
needed his response as he needed Mary’s response centuries later. And he needs
our response now. Welcome is the theme of the readings for tomorrow (Sunday)
and to welcome is an ever repeated invitation to us. To welcome someone can
mean to change one’s life. We build walls around ourselves here in Lusaka and
many other places but we must allow people to penetrat our walls sometimes.
Prayer. Lord, give us a welcoming heart;
in welcoming strangers we welcome you. Amen
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