PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday 16 December 2017
CHARIOT
OF FIRE
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: Elijah was “taken up in the
whirlwind of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses; designated in the prophesies of
doom to allay God’s wrath before the fury breaks..” (Sirah 48:1…11)
Reflection. Moses gave the law; Elijah
called Israel to follow it. He provoked them to decide: are you for or against?
And now John the Baptist does the same: ‘Israel, will you receive the Messiah
or will you reject him?’ And the question echoes down to us today. Are we for
or against? There needs to be a decision – whole hearted with a love expressed
in action. Advent, once again, calls us to this. It is a blessed time.
Prayer. Lord, may we deepen our commitment
and our love this Advent time! May we be people who witness to the promise!
Amen.
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