PRAYER MOMENT
Thursday
10 April 2014
I AM
Pause. Be still in
the presence of God
Reading: “I tell
you most solemnly, before Abraham ever was, I am.” (John 8:51-59)
Reflection. The
climax of the confrontation of Jesus with the Jews is also the climax of the
revelation of who he is. In John’s gospel this becomes more explicit than in
the other three. The words ‘I am’ were used by God in the desert to tell Moses his
name: Yahweh, “I am who I am” (Exod. 3:14). These words are now used by John in
his gospels several times: to the woman of Samaria, “I, who am speaking to you,
I am he,” to the Jews in chapter six “ I am the bread of life” and to Martha
before raising Lazarus, “I am the resurrection.” Here is another instance,
“Before Abraham ever was I am.” So the climax of his life is also the climax of
the revelation of who he is: God among us. His hearers are stuck in their “this
world” way of thinking – “you are not fifty yet and you have seen Abraham!”
Jesus is giving them one last chance to open their minds.
Prayer. Lord, as approach
these final days of Lent help us to be still in the presence of the mystery of
your self-revelation. Help us to pause and wonder. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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