PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday
25 April 2015, St Mark
THE
LORD WORKING WITH THEM
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “While they going out
preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word by the
signs that accompanied it.” (Mark 16:9-20)
Reflection. The name ‘Nadal’ probably
conjurs up for us the celebrated tennis star but it was also the name of one of
Ignatius of Loyola’s closest helpers. Jerome Nadal did incalculable work to get
the Jesuits on the road. The apostles too had star helpers and one of them was
Mark. He understood Peter’s message so well he was able to write a stunning
account of the mission of Jesus in which he highlighted the failure of people
to understand his message. It was an extraordinarily brave thing to do and
opened people’s eyes to see that if the early people got it so wrong at first
we should not be surprised if it takes us time to penetrate the deep and
life-giving message.
Prayer. Lord, open our eyes to relish
the words of the gospel so that we discover its meaning for our lives. Amen.
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