PRAYER MOMENT
Tuesday 9 July 2013
THE PEOPLE WERE AMAZED
Pause. Be still
for a moment in the presence of God.
Reading. “The
people were amazed. Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” (Matt 9:32-38)
Reflection. Amazement
is a common description for the reaction of the people to Jesus. He jolted them
out of their ordinary lives and ways of thinking. He opened up a new
perspective and gave them hope that things don’t have to be the way they are.
He stretched their imagination and invited them to reach for a new world – one they
could not have thought of. We still have the ability to be amazed but it is
often limited to the world of technical discovery or sporting skills. We are
called too to be amazed by mystery and wonders beyond our human endeavours.
Prayer. Lord, open
my heart to the wonder of your world with all the possibilities for the divine
breaking into our world. Let me not be cramped and limited by the wonder of
creation without seeing behind it to the wonder of the Creator. Amen
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