SURPASS THE OLD

PRAYER MOMENT  

Friday 25 September 2015

SURPASS THE OLD

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “The new gory of this temple will surpass the old, says the Lord of Hosts, and in this place I will give peace – it is the Lord of hosts who speaks.” (Haggai 1:15-2:9)

Reflection. For three days we have read about the rebuilding of the temple after the exile and in the gospel today Jesus speaks of his passion and being “raised up on the third day.” When Pope Francis addressed both houses of the US Congress yesterday the speaker “was almost in tears.” It seems it was such a new experience it affected him deeply. All three instances speak of God actively at work building up his people into something new and each of us in our own way is called to “surpass” what we receive from our family, our formation and our world and create something new.

Prayer. Lord, help us to reach out to the new life you call us to and build a better world than the one we found when we came into it. Amen.