PRAYER MOMENT
Monday 14
December 2015, John of the Cross
THE MAN WITH
FAR-SEEING EYES
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “The oracle of the man with
far-seeing eyes … I see him - but not in the present.” (Numbers 24:2…17)
Reflection. Balaam was supposed to curse Israel
but he found himself blessing Israel instead. An honest man, he saw the facts
before him and realised Israel was a blessed community. He saw in the distance
that one would rise out of Israel who would be “a star.” The chief priests in
Jesus’ time were unable to open their eyes and see what was in front of them.
John of the Cross, a sixteenth century reformer of the Carmelites, had the
vision to see: “At the end of our lives we will be judged on love. Where there
is no love, put love; you will gather its rewards.”
Prayer. Lord, teach us to lve you and to
love oeanother. Amen.
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