We who are strong ought top bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves.
Each of us should please his neighbour for his good, to build him up. (Romans 15: 1-2)
These Covid-19 days continue.
Days of isolation and frustration when personal horizons are limited.
When friends and family are at a distance, when plans for the future are daily subject to change, when times of celebration are muted, when our mourning is without the support we would normally depend upon.
We are driven within ourselves despite our best efforts to be distracted, diverted, entertained.
What we need in this moment is to be turned out towards our broken world,
What we need is to find ways to be connected with those whose lives have always been a relentless struggle.
What we need is a new orientation towards others, a willingness to bear their burdens and to build them up.
What we need in this time of worship is a new awareness of the Spirit of Jesus refreshing our spirits and renewing our commitment to work and to pray for Your Kingdom to come.
Forgive us our self-obsession, our reluctance to reach out to others, our willingness to accept the world as it is and not as it should be.
Give us the Spirit of Jesus and His drive to care for the sick, feed the hungry, and comfort those who mourn.
