PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
7 July 2014 (Tomorrow, 8 July, I
may not have access to internet)
TOUCH HIS CLOAK
Pause. Recall
that you are in the presence of God.
Reading: “If I
can only touch his cloak I shall be healed again.” (Matt. 9:18-26)
Reflection. The
gospels are amazingly full of details. They are not abstract treatises on
theology but descriptions of small events with big results. For all these
centuries the story of a woman “who had suffered from a haemorrhage for twelve
years” is remembered. The detail of how she comes up and touches the clothes of
Jesus and is instantly healed is preserved for us. “Courage,” Jesus says to
her, “your faith has restored you to healh.” A touch, a look or a word can be
healing. After Peter denied him, Jesus “looked” at Peter. It was enough to
change his life. In the little details of our day we can heal others, and
ourselves too.
Prayer. Lord
Jesus, teach us to be attentive to the details of our life: how we do the
smallest things. Teach us to know the power we have to heal and give life to
others. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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