Pentecost 18 – When we come across beggars in public places, we often look away and hurry by. When Peter and John came across a lame beggar at the entrance to the Jerusalem temple, they stopped, engaged with him, and looked him in the eyes. There was a miracle - the man was healed of his lameness. Peter, after Pentecost, had become articulate and compassionate – his posture had become that of Jesus. May we, too, be able to look into the eyes of those whom we are trying to include in our life. Acts 3: 1-10