WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE

PRAYER MOMENT Tuesday 13 January 2015 WE ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within. Reading: “At present, it is true, we are not able to see that everything has been put under his command, but we do see in Jesus one who was for a short while made lower than the angels and is now crowned in glory and splendour because he has submitted to death; by God’s grace he had to experience death for all humankind.” (Hebrews 2:5-12) Reflection. Maybe we are not familiar with the letter to the Hebrews. Whoever the author was he had a different view from the authors we normally read. He writes for the Jews and is intent on showing how Jesus fulfils all their longings. In doing so he opens up vistas we don’t often consider. That phrase, ‘we are not able to see,’ speaks to me of the world all round us where people are busy getting their children into school, starting their work again for the new year and generally going about their business. ‘We are not able to see’ how charged everything we do is with meaning for the present and eternity. We may think of it as ordinary and ‘just part of life.’ But every act and word, every least gesture, is a thread in the fabric we are sowing. We are making something that will last for ever and everything counts. Prayer. Lord, help us to see the place of everything in your and our creation. We are building something. Help us to make it a witness of your reign. Amen. David Harold-Barry SJ