PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday
1 August 2015, St Alphonsus
A
JUBILEE YEAR
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “The fiftieth year is to be
a jubilee year for you: you will not sow, you will not harvest the the
ungathered corn, you will not gather from the untrimmed vine.” (Leviticus 23:8-17)
Reflection. We are familiar with
jubilees as years years of celebrating 25, 50 or even 60 years of marriage and
other significant events. The original idea was to give the land a rest and to
give our quarrels a rest. The call was to get back into harmony with nature,
with one another and with God. This is topical for it is the kernel of the of
Pope Francis’ letter on the environment, Laudato
Si. He writes, “There is a growing awareness that science and technological
progress cannot be equated with the progress of humanity and history, a growing
sense that the way to the future lies elsewhere.” #113
Prayer. Lord, help us all to
shoulder the task of creating a more friendly earth – one that will sustain all
of us not just some of us and not just for now but for generations to come.
Amen
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