Friday, May 20, 2011

A Prayer for Friday, May 20, 2011

“They Begged Him to Leave”

Forgive us, O God, when we do not welcome the presence of Jesus among us.

Forgive us when we do not welcome him because he disrupts our status quo.

Forgive us when we do not welcome him because he disrupts our economic systems.

Forgive us especially when we do not welcome him because we’d rather have people remain victimized and ostracized than have to change our ways of looking down on them and refusing to accept them.

Forgive us, O God, when we do not welcome the presence of Jesus among us.

Amen.

“The swineherds ran off, and on going into the town, they told the whole story about what had happened to the demoniacs. Then the whole town came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood.” (Matthew 8:33-34)

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