Do not forbid him

Monday, September 28, 2009 Weekday

First Reading: Psalm: Gospel: Zechariah 8:1-8 Psalm 102:16-21, 29, 22-23 Luke 9:46-50

Luke 9:50  But Jesus said to him, "Do not forbid him; for he that is not against you is for you."

As Christians we spend a lot of time and energy trying to distinguish who are the true  Christians and who are not.  We want to be part of the true Christian church and keep  those who are not out.  We don’t want to be confused with them. But Jesus says that if they are not against us the are for us.  What makes us true Christians is not our doctrine alone, nor our works alone, but all this combined with God’s grace.

Father, help me by your Holy Spirit to love all the brethren, to not try to put myself above others but to humbly seek your grace.

Amen