PRAYER MOMENT
Thursday 26 September 2013
HEROD WAS CURIOUS
Pause. Take a little time to be still and attentive
to the Lord.
Reading. “Herod
was anxious to see Jesus.” (Luke 9:27-29)
Reflection. St
Augustine saw curiosity as a virtue. His whole life was a search for the truth
and an effort to explain what he found out. There are two types of curiosity.
One is simply wanting to know the latest news, see the latest attraction,
follow the latest fashion. Herod was like that. He was intrigued by Jesus and
“anxious” to see him. But he was not interested in the truth. He just wanted
some new amusement, something new to gossip about with his friends. The other type of curiosity is when one is
genuinely searching for the truth, trying to understand, seeking to build
bridges between people, Scientists and peacemakers do this. It is an activity
close to prayer where one submits oneself to something far greater than the
world we know or touch. Curiosity then places us on the threshold of mystery.
Prayer. Jesus, teach
me to be curious. To search out ways of understanding people, discovering what
I should do, learning how to “lose my life so that I can find it.” Amen
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