PRAYER MOMENT 

Wednsday 20 May 2015 (This did not go yesterday, the internet being down)

BY NOW THEY WERE ALL IN TEARS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “By now they were all in tears; they put their arms round Paul’s neck and kissed him; what saddened them most was his saying they would never see his face again. Then they escorted him to the ship.” (Acts 20:28-38)

Reflection. The early Christians learnt that being drawn into the mystery of Jesus meant being drawn closer together. The bonds which they formed with one another were something new and there is a long tradtition that they were known for their love for one another. We are not surprised. To be drawn to the source of love is to be touched by it and to discover that I share that love with others and they with me. But it is a charged love full of the realisation that it will be tested and indeed Paul tells them “fierce wolves” will invade the flock without mercy. And so it has always been since that time. But the wolves’ attcaks can serve to deepen that love.

   

Prayer. Lord, you lead us into the love that is your life in the Trinity. Help us to touch that love and give and receive it. Amen.

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