PRAYER MOMENT
Thursday 17
December 2015
A GENEALOGY
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of
David, son of Abraham.” (Matthew 1:1-17)
Reflection. We are now in the eight day run up to
Christmas and we start with the most boring of gospels – a list of names! Well,
it is boring in one sense, but it is fascinating too. The Son of God’s human
ancestry is a shady lot in places. For instance, Solomon’s mother was Uriah’s
wife whom David had murdered. Jesus really entered our human story with all its
lights and shadows and the list of his ancestors firmly places him among us.
And so we begin the intense days leading up to Bethlehem, full of wonder and “pondering
all these things” with Mary in our hearts.
Prayer. Lord, we want to approach the day
you appeared among us in the stable with wonder, reverence and joy, our hearts
full of thanks and song. Amen.
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