PRAYER MOMENT
Friday
20 December 2013
AN ANNOUNCEMENT
Pause. Be with
Mary in the presence of the messenger of God..
Reading. “You are
to conceive and bear a son, and you must name him Jesus..” (Luke1:26-38)
Reflection. We are in wonder at how God does things. In a corner
of an unmarked village in a remote province of a vast empire a messenger comes
to a young woman called Mary. In a short greeting he tells her she is to be the
mother of one who would change history forever. He would fulfil the longings of
people everywhere and in all ages. She could not take all the implications in
there and then but she would ponder it all her life. Meanwhile she understood
the essentials and gave her whole hearted assent to the invitation she
received. “And the angel left her.” He left her to live out her life each day
in the joyful hope that God would act. And we too are “left” to go on our
journey with great joy and hope that our God is indeed at work in our world today.
Prayer. Lord, with
joy we approach the days of Christmas, filled with hope and thanks because you
are at work amongst us and in my own life. Amen.
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