THE SCHEMES THEY WERE PLOTTING

PRAYER MOMENT

Saturday 12 March 2016   

THE SCHEMES THEY WERE PLOTTING

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “I was like a trustful lamb being led to the slaughter house, not knowing the schemes they were plotting against me.” (Jeremiah 11:18-20)

Reflection. Churchill called the first volume of his history of the Second World War, The Gathering Storm, a title that describe these final days of Lent. Indeed it describes countless human situations where people plan schemes for their own benefit that will harm others. A storm can bring destruction but it can also bring much needed rain for the crops and fields. It can cleanse the earth of chaff and the air of dust. The storm that is gathering in the last days of Lent is the “winnowing fan in his hand” to purify the nations “and all humanity will see the salvation of God.” (Luke 3:6,17)  

Prayer. I know – perhaps we all know – a family that is going through a storm that has been “gathering” for some time. I pray for them and for all in like situations. Amen