PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday
6 June 2015
I
AM RAPHAEL
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “I was sent to test your
faith, and at the same time God sent me to heal you and your daughter-in-law
Sarah. I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand ever ready to enter the
presence of the glory of the Lord. (Tobit 12 :1 …20)
Reflection. The touching story of Tobias
ends with Raphael revealing who he is and showing how God relates to his people.
The family live in exile, a symbol of our own distance from God, and they have their
joys and sorrows, achievements and dangers, as we all have. But underlying it
all is this accompaniment of God in the person of the angel. Tobias has no idea
who his companion is and we have little idea of how God loves us and walks with
us on our journey. Tobias and his family are faithful in their Old Testament
way and it is a calling to us and an encouragement in our turn.
Prayer. Lord, help us to know that
you always walk with us. Let us be conscious of your presence in our lives. Amen.
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