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“But if any place refuses to welcome you or listen to you,

shake its dust from your feet as you leave

to show that you have abandoned those people to their fate.”

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– Mark 6:11 (NLT)

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REFLECTION…

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Our Lord instructs His Apostles to shake the dust off their feet

as they left places where they were not welcomed or listened to.

Such an action, which was common in those days, symbolised a sense of indignation.

In the East, to this very day,

when persons feel that they have been rejected, such symbolic gestures still prevail.

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But let’s look at this passage from another angle.

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When people knock on our doors or approach us to speak to us about their faith or their philosophy,

as Christians we must not reject them.

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We must show that we respect the opinion of others even where we may disagree,

and then grab the opportunity to show them that we are very much at peace with ourselves and with our faith

and to tell them that we are joyfully confident and secure

because in Jesus we have found the Way, the Truth and the Life.

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We should regard such situations as wonderful opportunities

for us to share our testimony of faith and to reflect, through our words and attitude,

the fruit of the Spirt within us:

love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,

generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (Gal 5:22)

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And so, when people depart from our company, they will, rather than feel rejected.

take with them the seed of the True Faith,

which we, with the help of the Holy Spirit, will have gently sown in them.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Come Holy Spirit, melt me, mould me, fill me and use me!

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