EARTHENWARE JARS

PRAYER MOMENT  

Saturday 25 July 2015. St James

EARTHENWARE JARS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: We are only earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us. (2 Cor. 4:7-15)

Reflection. James makes brief appearances in  the gospel. He is called from his fishing and leaves his nets and his father Zebedee; he is present when Jesus raises the daughter of Jairos and on the mountain when his clothes shine like snow. He ambitions a place at Jesus’ right hand in his kingdom and sleeps with Peter and John when Jesus is in Gethsemene. But then he plays a key role in the early church in Jerusalem and is the first to die for the faith. His renown reaches Rome and Spain and eventually Chile where the capital is named after him. He is an early pillar of the church but a fragile human figure. He consoles us by his greatness and his earthenness. It is to people like James that we owe the existence of the church.

Prayer. Lord, we are only earthenware jars but we trust in your power to help us witness to your presence in our world, so that even in our small way your light may shine. Amen.

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