PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday 2 January
2016, SS Basil and Gregory
UNKNOWN TO
YOU
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “There stands among you – unknown to
you – the one who is coming after me; and I am not fit to undo his sandal
strap.” (John1:19-28)
Reflection. John the Baptist came to make Jesus
known. We read about him in Advent before Jesus was born and we return to him
now as he is about to be “manifested to Israel.” And finally we return to him
every day as he stands among us, often unknown to us, opening our eyes to the
reality we live, seeing his presence in the events of our day and in the
struggles and sufferings of the people among whom we spend our energies. This
is a confident age that only calls on God when it needs him to “fix” things. It
is an age that often fails to see his constant hand in everything.
Prayer. Lord, open our eyes as we enter 2016,
so that we see you in everything, working with us to bring about the “peace of
God’s kingdom.” Amen.
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