PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday
31 December 2014
IN
THE BEGINNING
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “In the beginning was the
Word; and the Word was with God and the Word was God, He was with God in the
beginning.” (John 1:1-18)
Reflection. We do not read these words of
John often now but there was a time when we read them at the end of every Mass.
They express an astonishing grasp of who the early chuch believed Jesus of
Nazareth to be. Christmas presents this year, at least in the UK, where I am on
a visit, include books on the origin of the universe which bring home to us the
amazing achievements of science in recent times. Gently we can hold these two
together and wait to see where they lead us; the wonders revealed to us by a
cascade of research and a faith that, in the words of Julian of Norwich, a
mystic in the late fourteenth century, sees all that exists as the size of a
hazel nut. We rejoice to live in a an age when both science and the believing
community are becoming humbler as they realise the limits of their claims.
Prayer. Lord, we give thanks to you
for all we have lived in 2014. With great hope we reach out to the the year that
lies ahead. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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