SON OF ABRAHAM

PRAYER MOMENT

Tuesday 17 December 2013

 SON OF ABRAHAM

Pause. Enter into stillness in the presence of God..

Reading. “A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.” (Matt 1:1-17)

Reflection. Today we begin the final countdown to Christmas with a description of the ancestors of Jesus. The aim is to situate Jesus in the heart of his people, the Jews. God came and “lived among us” (John 1:14) as a member of a particular people in a particular place at a particular time. That is the “incarnation”, the taking flesh as one of us. He used a particular language and gestures. He learnt particular traditions and was part of a particular social and economic set-up. In this way he assumed his place in human history where all these particularities apply to every human being. Embedded in this way he was “completely like his brothers” (Heb 2:17) and could “go ahead of them” (John 10:4) in every human experience and show how it was possible overcome every challenge even if it meant death to do so.   

Prayer. Lord, we are overwhelmed when we think that you became one of us and experienced everything as we do. Help us to become one with you and meet all the challenges of life as you did.  Amen.