PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 30 May 2018
THEY
WERE IN A DAZE
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “They were on the road going to Jerusalem;
Jesus was walking on ahead of them; they were in a daze, and those who followed
were apprehensve.” (Mark 10:32-45)
Reflection. Mark is the one writer who
gives an insight into the struggles of the disciples. They had reached a
turning point. Up to then it had been easy to follow Jesus. They basked in his fame: they saw the crowds
he attracted and the signs he worked, They
were swept up in the euphoria. But now
Jesus is talking about suffering in Jerusalem, of being killed and rising
again. It all made no sense. We can be “comfortable” in our faith. We are good Christans. We do what we
can. But then suddenly there is a crisis. Something happens and it calls us beyond
where we are used to being. We discover
our limits, our weakness, our lack of faith and generosity. And it is not a nice feeling. I am not so great after all. I am still
desperately clinging to the little world I have created for myself. I am not ready to move forward. I am in a daze.
Prayer. Lord, help me to welcome
those moments when you call me to grow: to go beyond the comfortable ways I
have become used to Give me generosity, courage
and hope. Amen
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