PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
20 October 2014
HE
BROUGHT US TO LIFE
Pause. Be still in God’s presence.
Reading: “He brought us to life with
Christ … not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God.” (Eph 2:1-10)
Reflection. In the broad sweep of the
first chapter Ephesians lays out the hidden plan of God now revealed in Jesus.
In this chapter we have the emphasis on gift. It is all gift. When we pray,
“Hallowed be your name,” we may think we are praying that people will respect
the name of God. But, more than that, we are praying that God will make his
name known – as he did with the Israelites when he led them back from Egypt or
gathered them again after they were scattered after the destruction of
Jerusalem and the exile. The media reaction to the Synod in Rome yesterday was
perhaps predictable. They sought for a drama. Perhaps it was too much to expect
they would see the way God works among us. But if we have eyes to see we can
know the gift of these times in the Church..
Prayer. Lord, hallowed be your name!
May you make your name known among us so that people everywhere may be drawn to
the great gift that your offer us in Jesus. Amen..
David Harold-Barry SJ
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