9/22/2023 0 Comments The works of mercy demo![]() ![]() In them Jesus knocks on the doors of our lives, the doors of our affluent countries. In other words, Jesus Himself identifies with the thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers desperately fleeing their homeland, the runaway child, the tramp sleeping on the park bench. ![]() Afterwards we’ve probably resolved to make Jesus more welcome in our daily lives.īut let us remember that Jesus has made it very clear that He identifies with those in any kind of need. We fear He would be too demanding and would be an inconvenient embarrassment. We’re warned against ignoring His knock or deliberately shutting Him out.īut our lives may be too rowdy and busy for us to hear Him, or we may deliberately ignore His knock. These words, taken from the Book of Revelation, are rightly understood to refer to Jesus knocking at the door of our lives, waiting patiently for us to open and make Him welcome. ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock’ (Rev 3:20) Fourth Corporal Work of Mercy: Sheltering the Homeless Twin brothers Peter and Isidore Clarke joined the Order of Preachers together in 1950 and, despite their geographical separation (Leicester and Grenada), for many years shared a popular online preaching ministry at įollowing Peter’s death earlier this year, their reflections on the Works of Mercy were gathered into a book. ![]()
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