PRAYER MOMENT
Friday 20 September 2013
AS WELL AS CERTAIN WOMEN
Pause. Be still and remember you are in the presence
of God.
Reading. With him
went the Twelve, as well as certain women who had been cured. (Luke 8:1-3)
Reflection. Different
writers of the gospels have different emphases and biblical scholars have shown
us how this enriches our portrait of Jesus. One of Luke’s themes is the
presence of women throughout the life of Jesus. They were in his company and they
were in his stories (parables). We have only to think of his visit to the house
of Martha and Mary and the woman who lost a drachma. There is much reflection
on the role of women in the church today and we hope that as time goes on this
will be no more of an issue than the role of women in the family. In other
words, their role is central and needs to be fully acknowledged. It does not
take much imagination to realise what an enrichment their presence brings in
every human activity.
Prayer. Lord, in
a culture which gave little place to women in public life, you invited them to
accompany you on your mission and you were nourished in their presence. Help
our church today to overcome reservations which prevent us growing accustomed
to their presence in the life of the church. Amen.
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