PRAYER MOMENT
Friday
19 December 2014
THE
PEOPLE WERE WAITING
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Meanwhile the people were
waiting for Zechariah and were surprised that he stayed in the sanctuary so
long.” (Luke 1:5-25)
Reflection. Waiting is what the Old
Testament is all about. Sampson’s parents waited for a child and when he was
born he as one of those signs in the OT about extraordinary births that also
introduces the New Testament. And waiting is not over yet now that the Saviou
is born. We are still waiting for the world to catch up with the good news that
he has proclaimed. And in our own personal lives we are normally given much
time to realise and welcome what God is doing. Like in the OT we get really
distracted and, in cricketing terms, fail to keep our eye on the ball. These
days of Christmas are a personal invitation to me to focus on what God is doing
in my life.
Prayer. Lord, may this time of
Christmas be a time of focus, when we ponder hat you are doing in our world and
in our own lives. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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