BEYOND THE VEIL

PRAYER MOMENT Tuesday 20 January 2015 BEYOND THE VEIL Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “Here we have an anchor for our soul, as sure as it is firm, and reaching right through beyond the veil where Jesus has entered before us and on our behalf...” (Hebrews 6:10-20) Reflection. Yesterday I was looking for Southwark Cathedral on the south bank of the Thames in London. People I asked had no idea where it was though in fact it was close by. Built in 1106 it once dominated the skyline but today it is hidden away among buildings three times its height. My search can serve as a metaphor for penetrating the world around us to discover the divine in our midst. The cathedral is just one more building. This symbol of the divine is now hidden among all our buildings. The world has become more secular, yes, but beyond that veil, if we penetrate it and we can, the divine has been brought close to us. Prayer. Lord Jesus, teach us, in our secular age, to see tha you are in the midst of us though hidden by a veil. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ