THROUGH THE CURTAIN

PRAYER MOMENT Thursday 29 January 2015 THROUGH THE CURTAIN Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “Thtough the blood of Jesus we have the right to enter the sanctuary by a way which he has opened for us, a living opening through the curtain, that is to say, his body … so as we go in …” (Hebrews 10:19-25) Reflection. We live in a world charged with the presence and activity of God but we are often not aware of it. Some people are never aware of it. It is like with a blind person who moves about in our world the same as the rest of us. But he does not see what we see. He knows all the things are there because he has heard them described or touched them but there is a curtain preventing him from seeing them. The curtain marking off the Holy of Holies in the Jewish temple stood for this veil, this distance, that exists between us and God. The author of Hebrews says we have entered this sanctuary, passed throught this curtain, because of the sacrifice of Jesus “for you.” This is our faith; the curtain is there but it is not there! Prayer. Lord, we thank you for leading us into the presence of the Father even in this life. Give us joy and confidence in the midst of the many challenges and sorrows we face. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ