Monday, 27 July 2015

FACE TO FACE

PRAYER MOMENT  


Tuesday 28 July 2015


FACE TO FACE


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “The Lord would speak with Moses face to face, as a man speaks with his friend. … A God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger, rich in kindness and faithfulness.” (Exodus 33:7…34:9)


Reflection. The Lord formed his people in the desert to prepare them for their destiny as precursors of the intimate relationship to which he calls everyone. His relationship with Moses – speaking to him face to face - was unique at that time but it is now open to everyone though it is not to be treated lightly. The description of God as full of “tenderness and compassion” may have not meant much to most of the people but Jesus put flesh on these qualities. As we read the gospels we realise they are a revelation of the compassion of God’ shown to the poor, to sinners and outcasts. We recognise within ourselves this battle between reaching out to others and looking only at ourselves and our own problems and plans.


Prayer. Lord, help us to to know you, to love you and follow you in reaching out to others who suffer so much from the inequalities in out world. Amen.
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