Gospel Mark 9:38-40
John said to Jesus, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us." Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me. For whoever is not against us is for us.”
Reflection What this passage says to me is that there is a truth that God is revealing through Jesus. When you're in that truth, that truth is then producing the abundance of goodness that is promised. So what we see here is that anyone who seeks to love, to seek to serve, to seek to give life to others. They are in the Kingdom, whether they are followers of a particular religion or not.
It's where their heart is that counts. And if you live in the truth, you will be fruitfully abundant.
Closing Prayer Father, love is what you call us all to live in. To be loved to others. It is the mysterious power that changes the world and opens people to the light. Whenever we are loving, or whoever is loving is doing the work of the kingdom. Bless us with understanding as we witness love's transforming power. And we ask this in Jesus’ name, Amen.