SOMETHING BETTER

PRAYER MOMENT Friday 30 January 2015 SOMETHING BETTER Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “For you not only shared in the sufferings of those who were in prison, but you happily accepted being stripped of your belongings, knowing that you owned something that was better and lasting.” (Hebrews 10:32-39) Reflection. There are those who say that after this life there is nothing. You just fade away and that is the end. Sickness, death of family members, exile and loss become disasters without meaning. It is hard to get into the mind of people who have no belief beyond this world. They are often very good people who give themselves for others. They probably find it strange that people of faith might say, “something better” is missing from their world view. It is this ‘something’ that the author of the letter to the Hebrews has discovered and wants his fellow Jews to understand. The God who spoke through the prophets has appeared amongst us in the person of Jesus and torn apart the veil between the human and the divine. Prayer. Lord, grant us the joy and the endurance to know that it the midst of the challenges we face there is “something more” awaiting us here and hereafter. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ