Day 30 - ‘in-a-minute’
How are you?
The Gospel of Mark 9v30 records the disciples arguing about who was the top dog in Jesus’ team. They were working out a ‘pecking order.’ I recall my grandfather taking me into his farmyard and showing me his chickens vying for position as he was feeding them; from the bossiest hen to the runt of the brood they worked out the ‘pecking order’ – survival of the ‘beakiest.’ With the Scottish SNP election and in reshuffles in our political parties there is vying for places in the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet. The world’s pecking order is about, power and money and status. Jesus’ pecking order is that the first is last and that the leaders serve. As Philippians 2:4 puts it, ‘….in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.’ Let us model Jesus’ pecking order today, serving and showing compassion to those we meet and care for, putting others first.
God Bless
Kelvin
Prayer
“God of love, give us love: Love in our thinking and our speaking; Love in our doing and in the hidden places of our souls; Love of our neighbours far and near; Love of those we find it hard to bear and of those who find it hard to bear with us; Love in joy; Love in sorrow; Love in life and love in death. Amen” William Temple (1881 - 1944)
Today Let us pray for:
This Week focus our prayers on Equality and Diversity:
For Racial justice and human rights
Pray for the exposing of racism, sexism, ‘ableism,’ ‘religionism’ at all levels of society
The International Court of Justice (in the Hague)
The European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg)
UK Supreme Court
Community Relations
Local Councils
Hospitality and compassion for all in your Hospital
For respect and dignity in care for all patients.
A Prayer
For the peace of the world and those who bear responsibility for government.
Lord God, you desire the well-being of humanity. Take all violence from our midst and extinguish hatred in our hearts. Give peace on earth, to us and to all humanity. We ask this in the name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
