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Nine Days of Prayer and Reflection on Mission
Fourth Day: Mission is … Giving and Receiving “Where a brother or sister has gone before you, there you always find a table prepared.” This is a proverb from Madagascar, Africa. The wisdom of the ancestors reaches us in many proverbs. The wealth of this wisdom is multiplied in this giving and receiving. Mission is mutual, not one-way. We have become aware of this in recent times as we have seen local churches develop their rituals and spirituality. Like a big tree with many branches, our fellowship supports many different expressions and at the same time the local churches (the branches) bring new oxygen to the tree to make it bigger and healthier. Respect for life, respect for nature, solidarity, a great sense of reconciliation and belonging… these are all gifts that the young churches would like to share with us which we share our finances, our education and our technological know-how. Mission-sending and mission receiving now go together with great enrichment for all in God’s house. Reflect & Act
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Sharing is the attitude of making available to everybody the treasures
of one’s heart, faith, prayer, work, material and spiritual goods.