PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday 12
July 2016
A REPROACH
TO THE TOWNS
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Jesus began to reproach the towns in
which most of his miracles had been worked because they refused to repent.” (Matt
11:20-24)
Reflection. Miracles don’t really make that much
difference. People are not convinced by them. They have to be accompanied by
some inner movement. Then they can act as confirmation that one is on the right
way. Jesus worked many miracles but they did not convince people to change
their way of life. They had no lasting impact. And they seem not to have
touched the ruling class. They can stimulate a process that moves from exterior
signs to an interior search, such as we see in Nicodemus, feeling his way “by
night” to faith in Jesus.
Prayer. Lord, we pray for all those who are
searching. Help them and us to find our way to you. Amen
Thank you Fr HB.SJ.
ReplyDeleteHow appropriate at this time. "And they seem not to have touched the ruling class." It's so painful, the happenings in the cities: Yet they were written about +/-2 millenia ago. And nothing has changed! Lord have mercy.
Thank you Fr HB.SJ.
ReplyDeleteHow appropriate at this time. "And they seem not to have touched the ruling class." It's so painful, the happenings in the cities: Yet they were written about +/-2 millenia ago. And nothing has changed! Lord have mercy.