PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday
29 March 2014
HE WILL HEAL US
Pause. Be still in
the presence of God.
Reading: “He has
torn us to pieces, but he will heal us”. (Hos 5:15 – 6:6, Luke 18:9-14)
Reflection. Our
passage from Hosea has the words, “on the third day he will raise us,” words
taken up in the Easter story. The prophet records the calamity of the people
but also the great tenderness and mercy of God. The tax-collector, in the
passage from Luke, recognises this, while the Pharisee continues on his
self-satisfied way. Our journey in Lent is a quest to allow the mercy and love
of God to reach us: to stop and open our hearts. God raised Jesus on the third
day and his resurrection is our resurrection if we too learn compassion and
tenderness towards our brothers and sisters, especially those most wounded.
Prayer. Lord, we
rejoice in knowing you, our God of tenderness and mercy. Help us to allow our
hearts to be moulded in your image. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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