BUT THEY WERE CHILDLESS

PRAYER MOMENT

Saturday 19 December 2015

BUT THEY WERE CHILDLESS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “Both Zechariah and Elizabeth were worthy n the sight of God, and scrupulously observed all the commandments and observances of the law> But they were childless.” (Luke 1:5-25)

Reflection. Today we have a birth to two couples who were advanced in years  and were childless: the parents of Samson and John the Baptist. The point of such stories is the intervention of God.. Against all expectations both couples have a son, who will deliver the people from their sufferings. God intervenes in their human efforts and brings new life where it is least expected. And this is the underlying good news of the gospel, then and now. God knows our longings as they coincide with his own and he intervenes again and again to bring new life to us and our world.

Prayer. Lord, we pray with Isaiah that you would “tear the heavens open and come down” to heal our wounded hearts and world. Amen.