WRITTEN ON THEIR HEARTS

PRAYER MOMENT Friday 23 January 2015 WRITTEN ON THEIR HEARTS Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “When those days arrive – it is the Lord who speaks – I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts.” (Hebrews 8:6-13) Reflection. The letter to the Hebrews describes Jesus, the new high priest, as a mediator, a go-between, a munyai, one who fixes things and brings about a new situation. This new thing is described as a new covenant. The old covenant in Sinai was a sign of a reality that has now come. And this new covenant is described as an intimate relationship with God. His laws would no longer be written on tablets of stone but on the hearts of his people everywhere. From now on people will know what to do. The Spirit will teach them. We know what to do! Our difficulty is to find our way to doing it. The Spirit of Jesus helps us. We are called to listen. Prayer. Lord Jesus, help us to listen to the your Spirit speaking to us in our hearts. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ