DOES NOT RETURN EMPTY

PRAYER MOMENT 

Tuesday 24 February 2015

 DOES NOT RETURN EMPTY

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “As therain and the snow come down from the heavens and do not return without watering the earth … so the word that goes forth from my mouth does not return to me empty.” (Isaiah 55:10-11)

Reflection. A few years ago I heard Ladislaus Orsy say there was an energy released in the Second Vatican Council (1960s) which is still alive and well and will carry the church into its next stage of growth. Both today’s Lent readings confirm this. God’s word will perform what it came to do. Thy/your  kingdom will come. The only questions are how and when and the answers depend on us. How do we channel the water and with what urgency? Our readings encourage us to use the energy given to us in all our activities to build a better world. This may sound abstract but we are called to bring it down to earth. Yesterday I met a man passionate about prison reform, an activity as ‘earthy’ as you can get.     

Prayer. Lord, help us to harness the energy your Spirit gives us in all our activities so that we seek your kingdom with imagination and courage. Amen.