A PLACE OF REST

PRAYER MOMENT Friday 16 January 2015 A PLACE OF REST Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “Be caredul; the promise of reaching the place of rest God had for the Israeloites still holds good, and none of you must think he has come too late for it.” (Hebrews 4:1-5) Reflection. Television brings us the anguish on the face of Syrian women who have lost their husbands, children and home.There is no rest from their sorrow. Young people in Zimbabwe spend their day trying to sell belts, flags or juice cards. There is no rest from their struggle to survive. The letter to the Hebrews describes a rest that can be found in the midst of life, when a person ‘comes to Jesus’ in their labour and when they are overburdened and they ‘find rest.’ Can we say that it is possible to be deeply engaged in all that we do and still find rest in the heart of Jesus, a rest that is a foretaste of a final rest that one day will satisfy us completely? Prayer. Lord, help us to come to you when we labour and are over burdened and find rest for our souls. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ