PRAYER MOMENT
Thursday 25 July 2013
YOU SHALL DRINK MY CUP.
Pause. Call to
mind that you are in the presence of the Trinity.
Reading. “You
shall drink my cup, but as for seats on my right hand and my left’ these are
not mine to grant … “ (Matt 20:20-28)
Reflection. Today
is the feast of St James, one of the earliest companions of Jesus. The most
famous site dedicated to him is in NW Spain at Compostella where there has been
a horrific train crash this morning killing over 70 people. James’ mother had
ambitions for her sons, James and John, which Jesus patiently listened to but
ignored. “Can you drink my cup,” he asked them. And to be fair to them they
said, “yes, we can.” An Obama response! But they had to move from ambition for
themselves to ambition for the reign of God. And this would stretch them in
ways they did not imagine. James was the earliest of the apostles to be killed.
Prayer. Lord, receive
those who died in Compostella into your kingdom and be with their mourning
families. Help me to move beyond my own interests to the wider vision we call
“your will.” May it be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
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