This week, being the Unity Octave, Fr Rector has planned and prepared a set of prayer services for the evening prayers. Not keeping too well since that last two days, today's service was the first one I attended. I was quite impressed by the text of the altar panel: Walking with Jesus beyond barriers.
I was reflecting on the word 'barriers' this evening. How interesting it is to note that the very walls that protect us also imprison us. Barriers are often erected to safe guard ourselves from those that intimidate or wreak havoc on our identity or very existence. But in the long run, we use these very barriers as catapults to throw stones at others. Formation of groups and units is healthy as long as it fosters growth and peace.... but when they turn into gangs of demolition squads - perhaps unconsciously - then it is time to erase boundaries and envelope all into a wider circle of sanity and humanity.
I was reflecting on the word 'barriers' this evening. How interesting it is to note that the very walls that protect us also imprison us. Barriers are often erected to safe guard ourselves from those that intimidate or wreak havoc on our identity or very existence. But in the long run, we use these very barriers as catapults to throw stones at others. Formation of groups and units is healthy as long as it fosters growth and peace.... but when they turn into gangs of demolition squads - perhaps unconsciously - then it is time to erase boundaries and envelope all into a wider circle of sanity and humanity.
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