PRAYER PAUSE (This will not appear
tomorrow. Apologies!)
Tuesday 23 January 2018
AND
DAVID DANCED
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “And David danced whirling
around before the Lord with all his might, wearing a linen loincloth around him.
Thus David and all the House of Israel brought up the Ark of the Lord with
acclaim and the sound of the horn” (2 Samuel 6:12…19)
Reflection. David and all the people
are welcoming the Ark of the Covenant into his house with joy. It is a moment
of celebrating the relationship with God that David is discovering. It is like
a wedding day or a day of profession: a moment when all the emotion and joy of
anticipation is gathered into one, a moment which will strengthen David for the
struggles that lay in the future. Such moments of celebration help us to
nourish our relationship with God and one another. They are not inward looking,
but celebrations of life looking towards the future. In the gospel (Mark
3:31-35) Jesus celebrates the new family of God which goes beyond the ties of
blood and includes all.
Prayer. Lord, open us to celebrate
our relationship with you and with one another so that, strengthening one
another, we face the struggles that life condtantly presents. Amen
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