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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