PRAYER MOMENT
Tuesday
17 December 2013
SON OF ABRAHAM
Pause. Enter into
stillness in the presence of God..
Reading. “A genealogy
of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham.” (Matt 1:1-17)
Reflection. Today
we begin the final countdown to Christmas with a description of the ancestors
of Jesus. The aim is to situate Jesus in the heart of his people, the Jews. God
came and “lived among us” (John 1:14) as a member of a particular people in a particular
place at a particular time. That is the “incarnation”, the taking flesh as one
of us. He used a particular language and gestures. He learnt particular traditions
and was part of a particular social and economic set-up. In this way he assumed
his place in human history where all these particularities apply to every human
being. Embedded in this way he was “completely like his brothers” (Heb 2:17)
and could “go ahead of them” (John 10:4) in every human experience and show how
it was possible overcome every challenge even if it meant death to do so.
Prayer. Lord, we
are overwhelmed when we think that you became one of us and experienced everything
as we do. Help us to become one with you and meet all the challenges of life as
you did. Amen.
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