PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday July 10, 2018
PROCLAIMING
THE GOOD NEWS
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “Jesus made a tour through the towns and
villages, teaching in their synagogues proclaiming the good news of the kingdom
and curing all kinds of diseases..” (Matthew 9:32-37)
Reflection. This summary is full of energy,
urgency and joy. Jesus is doing what he
came to do. It is a capsule of the mission of the community Jesus would found.
That community woud extend the work to the ends of the earth and it would live
the suffering that Jesus endured at the end of his life. We live the mission and the passion each day
and we search for the energy, urgency and joy that goes with it. I am in Ireland
and heard a Nigerian speak of the energy and urgency of the Irish missionaries
in her country. There was joy too among the Irish in sharing their faith. But now there is the passion too and it is
hard to understand. All that euphoria
has gone and now it has been replaced with – at least in some quarters – ridicule.
The community Jesus funded is suffering.
Prayer. Lord, help us to trust that
you are with us always - even when we dn
not understand.. Amen
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