PRAYER MOMENT
Wednesday
26 March 2014
TO COMPLETE THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS
Pause. Be present
before God.
Reading: “I have
come not to abolish the law and the prophets but tot complete them.” (Matt
5:17-19)
Reflection. God
has beautiful plans which involve us. The
Book of Genesis describes how humankind messed up those plans and the rest of
the Hebrew Bible describes how the Jews messed up. Now it is our turn and we are
messing things up too. But God continues to believe in us however little we
believe in him. We have just celebrated the feast of the ”Incarnation” - the
becoming flesh of the Son of God – the biggest proof of all of his trust in us.
He says to us, “we can do it, you and I.” It is not just that he fulfils the “laws
and the prophets” but he fulfils every human effort that stretches out towards
truth and beauty. There are many rubbish DVDs floating around. But there are
some beautiful ones whose stories tell of the search for truth deep in the human
heart. Those who create such DVDs are writing new chapters to the bible.
Prayer. Lord, help
us to believe in you as you believe in us. Help us to understand that you are “with
us”, labouring at our side in everything. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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