PRAYER MOMENT
Thursday
27 February 2014.
SALTED WITH FIRE
Pause. Be still
in the presence of God
Reading: “For
everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is a good thing. But if salt has become
insipid, how can you season it again?” (Mark 9:41-50)
Reflection. The
reading today is uncomfortable. In
strong metaphors Jesus speaks of “cutting off” and “plucking out” parts of the
body that cause you to sin. “It is better to enter into life crippled than to
have all your limbs and go to hell.” The vivid language shocks us in to
realising how urgent is the work of bringing about the kingdom, the rule of
God. It is an urgency that fills the
pages of Pope Francis letter, The Joy of
the Gospel. Compromise, hesitation, procrastination – all make us “insipid”.
We are called to give ourselves generously to the task of sharing in Jesus’
mission for the lifting up of God’s people.
Prayer. Lord, teach
us to share in the urgency you showed in your ministry You had a great desire
that people would respond to the Father’s love. May we do this ourselves and
help others too to do so. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
No comments:
Post a Comment