Sunday, 6 December 2015

LET THE WASTELAND REJOICE!

PRAYER MOMENT


Monday 7 December 2015, St Ambrose of Milan


LET THE WASTELAND REJOICE!


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Let the wilderness and the dry lands exult, let the wasteland rejoice and bloom.” (Isaiah 35:1-10)


Reflection. This passage from Isaiah is full of promise: a new age is upon us. In poetic language the prophet evokes the hope dormant in weary bones and dry land. There is a wasteland among us of poverty and sickness, of frustrated lives and exploitation, of selfish attitudes and barren trivialities. And perhaps we feel and emptiness within. And yet there is this fire burning among us, covered embers perhaps, but still the energy buried and ready to burst forth. That is the Advent message; a promise within us longing for an opening that will transform us as individuals and as society.  


Prayer. Lord, help us to welcome the energy and the hope of Advent. Amen.





















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