PRAYER MOMENT
Monday 29 July 2013
I AM THE RESURRECTION
Pause. Allow yourself
to enter the quietness within.
Reading. “I am
the resurrection. If anyone believes in me, even though he dies he will live.” (John
11:19-27)
Reflection. We
owe it to Martha’s, whose feast we keep today, conversation with Jesus that we
have these words that are remembered at funerals. “I am the life.” First, the words
“I am” are those used to Moses when God reveals his name in the desert. And
then the word “life” recapitulates in one word the whole revelation. The
context is Martha’s sorrow at the death of her brother Lazarus and a gentle
complaint that Jesus didn’t do something to prevent it. The message is Jesus
himself gives life and “to the full.”.
Prayer. Almighty
Father, we live in charged times, times that give us hope but also are pervaded
by dread. Teach us to have confidence that you are at work in everything
drawing life out of every situation because
you love us and have sent your Son to lead us along the way of life. Amen.
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