PRAYER PAUSE
Friday, 30 June 2017
THIS TIME
NEXT YEAR
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “God said to Abraham, ‘I will
establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear you this time next year’.”
(Genesis 17:1…22)
Reflection. We have some idea of the context, the
overall plan of God for his people. The unusual birth of Isaac, Moses rescued
at birth, Samuel’s birth and the unexpected call of David and the prophets –
all these prepare us for the final intervention of God in history at bethlehem.
We live in the time of the final tumultuous act. Everywhere on earth there are
struggles for justice and respect for harmony with nature and with one another,
God is at work in all this. It is part of the new creation he planned long ago.
We get glimpses of it every time a man, woman or child reaches beyond
themselves in pursuit of goodness and beauty, every time they overcome the
attraction of self-interest.
Prayer. Lord, may we be inspired by your
great plan for all people; may we strive to bring your work to completion. Amen
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