Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Seeing our neighbors
An excerpt from Acts 3:3-4
When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked them for alms. Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.”
Reflection from Bryan Cones, Trinity: “Look at me! Look at me!” More than once I have seen one of our younger members entertaining us with something new they’ve learned, whether a cartwheel or how to make a paper airplane. (Those are cool!) Along with bringing us all joy, they remind us all of our hunger to really be seen by those around us, to be known in our uniqueness. That need is perhaps greater for those left out or ignored by society – like the man in the reading today. Too often our siblings in need are treated like problems to be solved, rather than the images of God they are. Peter and John, however, respond by really seeing the man who asks their help, and inviting him to return their gaze. Perhaps that’s one way we encounter the Risen One in everyday life: by seeing, really seeing, each other – not as problems to be solved, but as fellow travelers in need of help and healing. Where might you look for the face of Christ today?
Bryan Cones being asperged in the prayground of St, Gregory’s, Deerfield.
ADDITIONAL READINGS:
For further study and prayer, the readings assigned for today are:
• Psalm 105:1-8 or
• Psalm118:19-24
• Acts 3:1-1
• Luke 24:13-35
MUSIC:
“You Will Be Found”
from Dear Evan Hansen
“Lift your head and look around:
You will be found.”
Tags: Easter to Pentecost 2024