PRAYER MOMENT
Tuesday
28 July 2015
FACE
TO FACE
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “The Lord would speak with
Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. … A God of tenderness and
compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness.” (Exodus
33:7…34:9)
Reflection. The Lord formed his people
in the desert to prepare them for their destiny as precursors of the intimate
relationship to which he calls everyone. His relationship with Moses – speaking
to him face to face - was unique at that time but it is now open to everyone
though it is not to be treated lightly. The description of God as full of
“tenderness and compassion” may have not meant much to most of the people but Jesus
put flesh on these qualities. As we read the gospels we realise they are a
revelation of the compassion of God’ shown to the poor, to sinners and
outcasts. We recognise within ourselves this battle between reaching out to
others and looking only at ourselves and our own problems and plans.
Prayer. Lord, help us to to know
you, to love you and follow you in reaching out to others who suffer so much
from the inequalities in out world. Amen.
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