Theme:
Good and evil dwell within the world.
I look at the evil in the world
that appears in many forms.
God’s love is constantly rejected.
What I might desire:
That I may see where evil appears in the world
That I may see how it harms people and creation
That I may discover how deeply it damages Love
I place myself before God who is looking at me with love and mercy.
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Music: Kyrie Eleison The London Fox Taizé choir
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, kyrie eleison
Lord have mercy, Christ have mercy, Lord have mercy
Kyrie eleison, Christe eleison, kyrie eleison
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Luke 19, 41 – 42
As He [Jesus] drew near and came in sight of the city He shed tears over it and said, ‘If you too had only recognised on this day the way to peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes!
Jesus sheds tears because people are unaware of what peace can give them. He is filled with sorrow. I look at Jesus as he sheds tears. What feelings does this evoke in me? And how do I feel when I look at the lack of peace in the world?
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Luke 19, 45 – 46
Then He [Jesus] went into the Temple and began driving out the traders, saying to them, ‘It is written, my house shall be a house of prayer but you have turned it into a bandits’ den.’
Jesus also reacts emotionally in the Temple. He gets really angry. Instead of a sacred place for silence and contemplation He finds a market place. The Temple shall be a house of prayer: a place where people can receive God’s love, forgiveness, peace and joy. In silence.
How do I react when I see something in the world around me which is not good?
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Jesus came into our world when there was a lot of evil, just as it is nowadays. He brought forgiveness, compassion and mercy to an incomplete, imperfect world. I look at moments of mercy and compassion in my own life and I consider what those moments meant to me and what they mean for how I relate to the world.
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Music: Kyrie Eleison The London Fox Taizé choir