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Good morning. 聽
We human beings seem to have an innate tendency to build walls. In fact we鈥檙e pretty good at it as archaeological discoveries demonstrate.
And we鈥檙e also pretty good at using walls to divide us.
On my first visit to Belfast, I was shocked to discover that there are still around a hundred sections of 鈥減eace wall鈥� in that city. 聽 Nationalist, Unionist; North Korea, South Korea; Mexico, United States; it鈥檚 a sad litany.
I spent last week travelling in the Bible Lands of Israel and Palestine moving through cities 聽significant to Jew, Christian and Moslem alike; 聽Hebron, Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth. 聽
Almost the whole way, the beautiful landscape is scarred by a wall like any other so-called peace wall: 聽barbed wire, concrete, and fortified watch towers. 聽For those who haven鈥檛 seen it before, it鈥檚 usually deeply upsetting.聽
Walls, so easily built. 聽Walls, so easily justified 鈥� apparently there鈥檚 always a good reason for building them! 聽Walls, they literally cement division 鈥� they are an indictment on humanity.
In case we鈥檙e too quick to condemn others, it鈥檚 worth remembering that all of us easily fall to the temptation to start putting up the wire: 聽we cut people off at work, we stop speaking to relatives, or we simply fail to forgive a hurt and let it fester. 聽聽
Christians believe that a radical characteristic of Jesus was his refusal to be contained by walls. 聽In expressing God鈥檚 ultimate vision for humanity, he crossed cultural and religious barriers at every turn, breaking down walls between men and women, Jew and Gentile, rich and poor. 聽
So, God of all, help me today to be honest about any part I have played in building walls that separate me from family or colleagues. 聽 Give me courage to break them down, and help me to knock out the first brick today. Amen.