Thursday, March 27th
Suzie Webb
“Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, a house divided against itself will fall.” Luke 11:17
I’ve always considered meetings as a “necessary evil”. I’m not sure exactly why. Maybe it’s because very few meetings that I have attended involve participants who are actively listening instead of formulating what they will say next. A lot of times this leads to contention, needless bickering and the meeting ends with no obvious conclusion.It usually results in a feeling of time wasted and some hurt feelings.
We live in a time where divisiveness and hatred surrounds us – country vs country, Democrats vs Republicans, brother vs brother. What I hear a lot of is “I’m right and you are wrong!” without giving anyone a chance to be heard and possibly see another side of the story. It wears me down as I’m sure it does many. Jesus says that a kingdom divided against itself will be ruined. I see this happening in our country, in our state and in our homes. I believe that He is calling us to unity: to come together and find the solutions to the problems that we are all facing today. He wants us to listen to others and see the other side of things instead of proclaiming our need to be right. Love is the great unifier and as long as love of our fellow man is in the forefront, then we should be able to look past our differences and come up with a way to live together in peace. Our common purpose should be Jesus’s greatest commandment, to love our neighbors.
Heavenly Father, you have called us in the Body of your Son Jesus Christ to continue his work of reconciliation and reveal you to the world: forgive us the sins which tear us apart; give us the courage to overcome our fears and to seek that unity which is your gift and your will; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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