PRAYER MOMENT
Tuesday 16 July 2013
THE SPLENDOUR OF CARMEL
Pause. Be still
and enter your inner self..
Reading. “Let the
desert and the dry lands be glad. … the splendour of Carmel is bestowed on it.”
(Isaiah 35:1-2. Zech. 2:14-17)
Reflection. We take
a break from the daily readings today to celebrate Our Lady of Mount Carmel, an
unusual amalgam of associations. Carmel was the mountain in Galilee where
Elijah battled with the prophets of Baal. And it was the mountain where a group
gathered in the thirteenth century – they later became known as Carmelites -
for a new battle devoting their lives to contemplation under the patronage of
Mary who lived nearby in Nazareth. The mood is one of joy and promise – “let
the dry lands be glad” – because God is active in our world revealing the
beauty and splendour of people, even though it may be hidden from those same
people’s eyes.
Prayer. Lord, teach
us to see the beauty in people, especially in the poor and those on the margins
of our society. You know them and each one is important to you but I know that
I often pass by and ignore them. Give me eyes that see and ears that hear. Amen.
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