PRAYER MOMENT
Monday 17 February
2014.
THERE WILL BE NO SIGN
Pause. Be present
as Jesus meets the Pharisees.
Reading. “Why does
this generation demand a sign? I tell you solemnly, no sign shall be given to
this generation.” (Mark 8:11-13)
Reflection. If we
stop and reflect on the world we live in, and the way life is, we can be full
of wonder. If there were no questions, only answers, if there was not
searching, only certainty, what a lifeless place it would be! The Pharisees demand
a sign so as to take a short cut and
have immediate certainty. But Jesus says ‘no’. Anything that gives immediate
answers frustrates something beautiful in human nature: the the call to search
and discover. And faith is that journey. It is true too in the world of
science. And it is true in the world of faith. A child must discover things and
that is its joy. So must the whole human family
Prayer. Lord, thank
you for the joy of discovery and wonder. May we continue to search until the
great day when we arrive in your presences and all our searching will be fully
satisfied. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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