Whoever welcomes
(Reflection on Mark 9:30-37)
When I feel like the alien
When I’m left out of the game
Not part of the crowd
Does that make me better than others?
When I refuse to join in
And be part of the problem
Does that make me wiser?
Or does all that perceived marginal living
Just give me an inflated ego
Make me feel good
Maybe even better
Who is the greatest?
Jesus said: whoever welcomes…
Welcomes the child
That part deep within all of us
That makes us play games
And be competitors rather than pilgrims
On a journey to humility together.
Whoever welcomes…
Keeping to the edges
Is not the better way
Better to get stuck in
Even if that makes us vulnerable
Better to honour the child
Even if that child exposes us
To love the child within ourselves
Can only help us to love the chid in others
Can only help us to love the child in God
Whoever welcomes…
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