PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 5
May 2016
YOUR SORROW
WILL BE TURNED INTO JOY
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “You will be weeping and wailing
while the world will rejoice; you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be
turned into joy.” (John 16:16-20)
Reflection. Turning sorrow into joy could mean
joy comes after sorrow. But it could also mean that the two become one: in the
midst of sorrow there is an underlying joy. In the castle of Xavier in Spain
there is a crucifix and Jesus on the cross is smiling. There is sorrow, yes, great
sorrow in so many of our lives. We cannot brush that away. But interwoven with
that sorrow there is the joy of of the gospel: that all will be well, that all
will turn out for the best, that we are on our way to a joy we cannot imagine.
Prayer. Lord, strengthen us on our journey
with the deep joy that you alone can give. Amen
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