PRAYER MOMENT
Friday 5
February 2016, Agatha
HE LIKED TO
LISTEN
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “When Herod heard John speak
he was greatly perplexed, and yet he liked to listen to him.” (Mark 6:14-29)
Reflection. Herod does not come across as an
attractive person in the gospels yet he is quite representative. Nowhere are we
told that the Pharisees – except for Nicodemus – “liked to listen” to anyone.
Herod had an inward battle which he lost. He was drawn to a good man, liked to
listen to him and knew he was innocent but he went ahead anyway and killed him.
Maybe they don’t kill others but many do listen to the good news but then ignore
it! It clashes with their own stance
towards life. The powerful wealthy king was a loser. Agatha, the poor and weak
Sicilian girl, found an inner strength to follow through on what she had listened
to and made her own.
Prayer. Teach us, Lord, not only to listen
but to savour your words and let them change our life. Amen.
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