PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 27 September 2017,
Vincent de Paul
PROCLAIM
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “He sent them out to
proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal.” (Luke 9:1-6)
Reflection. The “Kingdom of God” is one
of those concepts we have tamed. We have put it in our “pending” tray and said “that
comes later.” But, for Jesus, the proclamation of the kingdom was urgent and ‘immediate’.
This last word occurs seven times in the opening chapter of Mark. It is a
kingdom of justice where people live now “without fear. ” The twelve are to be
the instruments to bring this about. They laboured mightily throughout the
Mediterranean lands and every generaion has its “twelve” – down to our own.
They are people fired up with the values of the kingdom, intent on bringing
this justice and healing “to the nations.”
Prayer. Lord, help us – each in
our own way – to proclaim the kingdom of justice and healing to the people of
our time. Amen.
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