PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 26
May 2016, Philip Neri
A PEOPLE SET
APART
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “You are a chosen race, a royal
priesthood, a consecrated nation, a people set apart to sing the praises of God
who called you out of the darkness into his wonderful light.” (I Peter 2:2…12)
Reflection. The early church was conscious of her
identity as a radically new community and she spent time, as it were, forging
her identity. The church in opposition to “the world” has a long history. Today
we know that the line between light and darkness is not so clear cut; it runs
right through the life of each of us and there is much light outside the church
and much darkness within. Yet the divide remains – even if it is within rather
than “out there” between “them and us.” Our prayer is to discern between the
light and darkness within ourselves as well as in the world and let the light
shine.
Prayer. Holy Spirit, help us to know where
you are calling us and give us the discernment to let you light shine. Amen.
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