PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday 12 January 2019
HE MUST GROW GREATER
Enter into the stillness of God within.
Reading. John replied, ‘A person can only lay
claim to what is given to them … He must grow greater, I must grow smaller.’ (John 3:22-30)
Reflection. Tomorrow is the Baptism of Jesus and we are introduced to this by
a renewed mention of John the Baptiser.
John was clear about his mission: it was to announce the Messiah. He made no claims for himself. He rejoiced when attention shifted from him
to Jesus. The key was that Jesus would
grow in the consciousness of the people and of all people. And in our personal lives this task remains:
to make room for Jesus and to try to subordinate everything else to his
presence.
Prayer. Lord,
may we make room for you. You come to
complete the work you began in us and our ‘joy is complete’ when you do this.
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment