"Jesus said in reply: 'Do not try to stop him. No man who performs a miracle using My name can at the same time speak ill of Me. Anyone who is not against us is with us.' “Mark 9:39-40
Jesus is telling the disciples that they do not have a monopoly of miracles nor of Him. Anyone doing good in the Name of Jesus cannot do evil at the same time.
We, who are baptized in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, become adopted children of God. This means that members of ALL Christian denominations are brothers and sisters, in Christ.
We, Christians, should devote our energy in fighting the evil of the world and not each other. Actually, I don’t even have to go outside of my Catholic community to see this infighting! This ministry is jealous of that ministry. ‘This is my place in the church since I ALWAYS sit here!’ These incidents are so disheartening. It is especially so when a stranger comes to our church and he is asked to move. I belong to a parish where the pastor must tend to two churches. I often hear parishioners say, ‘He is spending too much time at the other church.’ Again, this lack of unity among our sister-church can be very depressing.
The evil one must really be shouting with joy at seeing all of this occurring in Jesus’ Church.
We need to pray for unity among all of God’s children. We need to pray for the unity that exists among the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
May our Lady intercede for us and pray that we may become one in Christ Jesus. Amen.
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