BUILDING ON ROCK

PRAYER MOMENT

Thursday 5 December 2013

BUILDING ON ROCK

Pause. You are in the presence of God.

Reading. “He built his house on rock. Rain came down, floods rose, gales blew and hurled themselves against that house, and it did not fall.” (Matt 7:21, 24-27)

Reflection. Jesus came to proclaim the reign of God and he looked for a response. The perfect response was to believe in Him as the Son of God, the one who would wipe out all offence and lead men and women to the fullness of a share in the divine life. The belief he looked for was to be something solid and unshakeable, something that would withstand the storms of life, the disappointments and temptations that assail every person. He used the image of a rock, something that is so secure and when we see one we can safely say it has been there for millions of years. And he built his church on this rock. In fact he even called Simon by a new name, Peter, the Rock. This is the promise of Advent: a human response – to which we are all called – that can withstand any crisis.    

Prayer. Lord, I grew from an embryo and so did my faith. Strengthen it, Lord, through my daily responses to the events of life so that it may grow rock-like and withstand the pressures that come. Amen.