Christian Reflection and Prayer

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make her face

 

to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift

 

up his countenance upon you, and give you peace.

 

Numbers 6:24-26

 

Voice

 

You may choose to look the other way but you can never

 

say again that you did not know.

 

William Wilberforce

 

Prayer

 

God, we seek to emulate your love. Whenever we are

 

confronted with injustice, may we seek to look upon

 

survivors of evil as you look upon your children. Amen.

 

Psalm 91

 

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High

 

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]

 

2 I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress,

 

my God, in whom I trust

 

 

"If anyone wants to be a follower of Mine, let him renounce

himself and take up his cross and follow Me" Mark 8:34

There is an amusing story about a priest and a rabbi who

are playing golf together for the first time. The rabbi soon

discovers that the priest is an excellent putter. He also

notices that before putting, the priest always makes the

sign of the Cross. Halfway through the course, the rabbi

is losing by ten strokes. Consequently, he asks the priest

if he thinks it will be all right if he too crosses himself.

"Sure rabbi, go ahead," the priest says. "But it won't do

you any good until you learn how to putt."

We can go through the motions making the sign of the

cross. But until we begin making the cross the ultimate

sign that we have accepted the teachings of Jesus, it

won't do us any good.