PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday 12 August 2017
LISTEN, ISRAEL
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Listen, Israel: the Lord our God is
the one Lord.You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all
your soul and with all your strength.” (Deuteronomy
6:4-13)
Reflection. This is the heart of Israel’s
vocation. If it could live these words it could become a light to the Gentiles
in the time to come. That was God’s plan. It did not work out neatly but it did
work out – despite all the failures to keep the covenant, the exile, the
occupation of the land by successive neighbouring powers and so forth.
Christmas came and a new dawn and a renewal of this ancient calling, but this
time to all the world. We too break faith, experience “exile” and “occupation”
but still the mission of the People of God continues. There is a picture on the
web of Pope Francis roaring with laughter at the lunch on St Ignatius’ Day with
his Jesuit brothers. Despite all our
worries we can laugh.
Prayer. Lord Jesus, give us joyful hearts
as we keep steadily on trying to be faithful to the mission you share with us. Amen.
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