PRAYER MOMENT
Monday 22 July 2013
SEEKING HIM WHOM MY HEART LOVES
Pause. Be still in
the presence of God.
Reading. “I will rise
and go through te city; in the streets and in the squares I will seek him whom
my heart loves.” (Song of Songs 3:1-4)
Reflection. Together
with the gospel from John (20:1-2, 11-18) these readings illumine the feast of
Mary Magdalene. She was lost and then found by Jesus and every after she sought
his company even to the tomb. There is the story about the sheep that found a
hole in the fence and wandered in the forest until it got lost and could not
find its way back. And a wolf came and closed in on it but the shepherd came
and rescued it and brought it home. But the shepherd refused to mend the hole
in the fence. God leaves us free to choose, to make mistakes and learn.
Prayer. Lord, you
give us the beauty of the world to wander and to find our way. Help us not to
lose heart when we lose our way. Lead us back to you who are the one who opens
our hearts to receive your life ever more fully. Amen
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