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God our loving Father, today we pray that we become bridges among people, bringing them together, closing their gaps instead of becoming a wall who prevent unity and harmony.
As we end our readings from the Book of Deuteronomy with the death of Moses by recalling his greatness in the history of Israel and of the story of our salvation, we remember his great role of reconciling people with you, O God our merciful Father; Moses was indeed another prefiguration of your Son Jesus Christ who came to unite and reconcile in you mankind separated by sin and evil.
"Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father." (Matthew 18:18-19)
As we remember today St. Clare who was a collaborator of the great St. Francis of Assisi and foundress of the Poor Clares, she is most remembered too in reconciling warring families and kingdoms in Italy during her time; in her life of prayer and austerity, she had lived bridging people with one another and with God, exactly what we need these days of the pandemic and social distancing.
We pray, dear God with the intercession of St. Clare, may we take this time of quarantine to bridge our gaps with one another especially with our family and friends so that at the end of this pandemic, we may start afresh anew in Jesus Christ, working together for a better world where we can live in peace and harmony, justice and freedom in the spirit of humility and reconciliation. Amen.
