PRAYER MOMENT
Tuesday 27 August 2013
LIKE A MOTHER
Pause. Be still
in God’s presence
Reading. “Like a mother
feeding and looking after her children, we felt so devoted and protective
towards you, and had come to love you so much…” (I Thess 2:1-8)
Reflection. This
is probably the earliest of the New Testament writings and Paul is expressing
his love and concern for the church in Thessalonica. Today is the feast of St Monica
who felt this same concern and love for her son, Augustine. It is a moment to
think of the many mothers and fathers you wait lovingly while their teenage or
young adult children work through sometimes horrendous challenges thrown at
them by the modern world. Young people can feel a sense of hopelessness and
frustration and they can look for compensations for their pain in alcohol and
drugs. It is hard for parents to watch especially as they, the parents , cannot
force a change. They have to wait and accompany their son or daughter with
tenderness, as Monica did.
Prayer. Lord, teach
me to be compassionate with my children when they are in difficulty and with all
parents who accompany their sons and daughters with patience and love. I believe
that you walk with us in our pain as you did with the two on their way to
Emmaus. Amen
No comments:
Post a Comment