PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday 25 June
2016
CRY ALOUD TO
THE LORD, DAUGHTER OF ZION
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Cry aloud, then, to the Lord, groan,
daughter of Zion, let your tears flow like a torrent.” (Lamentations 2:2…29)
Reflection. The prophet laments the sack of Jerusalem
and the deportation of the people of Babylon. It is not just the physical
suffering involved but the spiritual sense of loss and failure. To be human is
to have such sorrows. Many in Britain and Europe and throughout the world are
lamenting the British decision yesterday to leave the union. It seems to be a
step away from solidarity and community towards isolation and selfish interests.
The battle rages in all of us between my own comfort and going out to others. A
fourteenth century English mystic wrote of “the deep universal reason for
sorrow” of those who are in touch with their own humanity.
Prayer. Lord, help us to have true sorrow,
the sorrow that purifies the heart. Amen
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