THE CRUSHED REED

PRAYER MOMENT       

Saturday 18 July  2015

THE CRUSHED REED

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: He will not brawl or shout, nor will anyone hear his voice in the streets. He will not break the crushed reed, nor quench the smouldering wick till he has led the truth to victory.” (Matthew 12:14-21)

Reflection. Matthew quotes  words from a servant song in Isaiah to develop the details of the mission of Jesus. He has not come to sweep away everything that has gone before. He has come to build on the insecure foundations of human genius. He respects all the efforts and broken promises of men and women. He does not condemn anything except sin. He has come to take the sinking Peter by the hand, to lift up the broken woman with five husbands and give  new life to the unscrupulous tax collectors who screw vast bonuses out of the meagre resources of the poor. No, there is no condemnation of people – only a luta continua, an ongoing struggle, to bring out the truth in every person and every situation.

Prayer. Lord, strengthen our wavering limbs as we continue to try to live by your truth. Bless all those who commit themselves to you – especially Courage Bakasa and Ignatius Munyoro who will be ordained for your service today. Amen.

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