Wednesday, 24 February 2016

A GREAT GULF

PRAYER MOMENT


Thursday 2 February 2016   


A GREAT GULF


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “But that is not all: between us and you a great gulf has been fixed, to stop anyone, if he wanted to, crossing from our side to yours, and stop anyone crossing from your side to ours.” (Luke 16:19-31)


Reflection. The great gulf, in Jesus’ parable of the rich man and Lazarus, doesn’t only exist in eternity. It is with us today. The drive towards wealth and power, and the absence of any sense of the effects of this lust on the lives of the poor, is real. And when we follow the media or simply look around we are aware of the “gulf” between avarice and compassion in the attitudes of many people today. It is marvellous to note the multitude of efforts made worldwide to bridge that gulf by people of good will everywhere. But the reality remains and the rejection of the light continues.


Prayer. Lord, teach us to always be attentive to our thoughts and actions.  Amen.
























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