Wednesday, 13 January 2016

ISRAEL WAS DEFEATED

PRAYER MOMENT


Thursday 14 January 2016


ISRAEL WAS DEFEATED


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “So the Philistines joined battle and Israel was defeated … and the ark of God was captured too.” (I Sam 4:1-11)


Reflection. It was a disaster! Israel was defeated once and then drew in desperation on the one symbol of its cultural and spiritual strength - the Ark of the Covenant – calling on God to rescue them from their own incompetence. And that was a disaster too! Sometimes, instead of finding solutions to our problems, we discover they just get worse. It all becomes too much. For Israel, this sets the scene for the great interventions of Samuel, the servant of God. For us, we are called to see that, if things seem to be ever so bad, God is standing at the door ready to help. We are invited to find the inner strength to turn to him.


Prayer. Lord, help us to really trust you are with us. Amen.





















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