Saturday 23 October 2021

Pentecost 22 2021 Mark 10v46-52,

 



The world belongs to God

The earth and all its people

How good and lovely it is 

To live together in unity

Love and faith come together

Justice and peace join hands

 

“Every Praise”

https://youtu.be/UuuZMg6NVeA

 

Let us in silence remember our faults and failings

Christ have mercy on us, deliver us from ourselves and help us to put right our lives.

Amen.

 

Song “I am the bread of Life”

https://youtu.be/dX4uC3a7RC8

 

The Lord’s Prayer in our own language

 

Song “Salvation Song”

https://youtu.be/ccz3-bvkh00

 

Reflection- Mark 10:46-52

Jesus and the disciples were passing through Jericho, towards Jerusalem. Today Jericho is in the West Bank and the tourist buses don’t like to go there because they fear aggressive attacks from Palestinians. 

There was a large crowd, and a a blind beggar, called Bartimaeus-Son of Timaeus, was sitting as was the custom by the side of the road. Yesterday I watched a young woman begging in a supermarket begging. People were bringing her food. But the security guards came and removed her as she was regarded as bad for business. This is not following the gospel. Our values as Christians are different. 

 

The begger already had hope in this Jesus person and when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, Dauid Ihsou, Jesus son of David. He also knows his lineage this blind man. And Jesus doesn't silence him.

 

He is shouting out “Have mercy on me”. He is already a believer, a follower of Jesus.  But the crowd told him off just as they tried to silence the children, the woman caught in adultery, lepers. rebuked him. They told him to be quiet. 

But he kept shouting. Which is what we have to do. We have to keep shouting because our salvation, our healing our shalom depends on it.

 

Jesus stopped and said cheer up! And the people said its all right now, get up, he's calling you.

So throwing off his cloak and leaping to his feet, Bartimaeus went to Jesus.

Sometimes we have to just have faith, to throw away what hinders us and move! 

Jesus then spoke to him and said what do you want me to do for you? Though it was obvious! 

 

The man responded with respect and belief. Rabbi I want to see again he said.

Jesus told him to go you and that he didn't have to sit on the edge of the road begging any more, because his faith has healed him. And the man got up and followed Jesus. 

What are we blind to? What keeps us from following Jesus, from seeing the truth, from healing? What do we need to take off to follow Jesus?   

 

Song “How Great thou art”

https://youtu.be/8wMN12KXZpE

 

Our Prayers

 

We pray for people and situations we are concerned about including, our country, our friends and families and those who are marginalised in our communities, the poor, the refugees and homeless. May we not fail you. Amen

May we not fail you. Amen

 

Song “Come ye thankful people”

https://youtu.be/g7-zn6paCqQ

 

The blessing of God be upon you 

On those you love and those you meet

This day and for evermore. Amen

 

With thanks to the ©Iona Community adapted

 


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