PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday 18 September 2013
YOU WOULDN’T DANCE
Pause. Take a
moment to recall that you are in the presence of God.
Reading. “We
played the pipes for you but you wouldn’t dance.” (Luke 7:31-35)
Reflection. You
can take a horse to water but you can’t make it drink. We have had the
experience of preparing a talk or a class, or preparing a meal or a gift, and there
has been no response – no sign that what we did with such effort was
appreciated. Jesus expresses his frustration with “this generation” because
they do not respond to the good news of the reign of God that he is announcing.
They are like children in the playground: one group plays pipes but the others
just sit and refuse to dance. They won’t play the game. It is a cry from the
heart of Jesus that people are simply not seeing the signs all around them.
They are locked up in their own world.
Prayer. Lord, teach
me to see you at work everywhere in your people and in our world. Open my eyes
to see the signs of your presence. Help me to respond with gratitude and love.
Amen
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