PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
20 July 2015
NO GRAVES
IN EGYPT
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: The sons of Israel were
terrified and said to Moses, “Were there no graves in Egypt that you must lead
us out to die in the wilderness?” (Exodus 14:5-18)
Reflection. The defining moment for
Israel was the deliverance from Egypt, the passage through the Red Sea and
entry into the promised land. Huge risks and threats accompanied them and the
first was Pharaoh’s pursuit. The Israelites immediately lost heart and
grumbled, ‘would it not have been better for us to stay where we were? We were
in slavery but at least we had food?’ How tempted we are to seek a quiet life!
We put a sign on our door, “Don’t disturb!” Moses stiffened their resolve in
the wilderness and we are called to hear our hiden Moses within, the voice of
the Spirit of Jesus saying to us “Have courage! Do not be afraid!” And we know
this message is for us in our personal and our national affairs.
Prayer. Lord, when we are tempted
to lose heart, strengthen us and give us the courage to move ahead in the way
your Spirit calls us. Amen.
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