AT THIS VERY MOMENT

PRAYER MOMENT 

Wednesday 15 April 2015

AT THIS VERY MOMENT

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: Then a man arrived with fresh news. “At this very moment,” he said, “the men you imprisoned  are in the Temple. They are standing there preaching to the people.” (Acts 5:17-26)

Reflection. Three years ago I heard a talk from Fr Ladislaus Orsy, then 91, who told us not to lose heart. “The energy released by the Second Vatican Council is still at work. It cannot be stopped.” The Jewish leaders tried to stamp on the new fire released by Easter but there was no way they could succeed. That energy is at work in us, in the church and in the world today. The early disciples met resistance and people today who struggle for justice meet resistance. We have only to think of our faltering steps to face global warming. But the days of Easter give us courage and hope. There is a divine energy at work and we are called to tap into it. It cannot fail.  

Prayer. Lord, help us to know the energy at work in our world. Help us to lend our strength to the struggles around us for justice and truth by doing whatever we can. Amen.

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