Clothe yourself with Love Col. 3:14

Acts 9:1-9 Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘ Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me ?’ He asked, ‘ Who are you, Lord ?’ The reply came, ‘ I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. But get up and enter the city, and you will be told what you are to do .’ The men who were travelling with him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw no one. Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could see nothing; so, they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. For three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor drank. I was reminded of the words of the Prophet Jerem

THU Evening Prayer Reflection 070121 (Ps 131; Luke 23:13-25) The life of Pilate does not cease to fascinate me. This is a life that was immersed in politics in such a way his identity was completely meshed in it. The reason I say this, is because I often wonder what he would have decided about the fate of Jesus, should he not have succumbed to social and political pressure of the people. There is no need for any of us to blame him because he represents an attitude, we all struggle with a lot in our lives. This is an attitude to please others at all costs. When everything is all about how we negotiate, the best interests win our zeal. This is very true for any of us, but sometimes we have to listen to our conscience, to do the right thing. That’s where Pilate was when he told the crowd twice that he finds no grounds to have this man put to death. The difference here is that he simply changed his mind because of the pressure. What if someone powerful was behind the crowd’s opinion?