Friday, 24 June 2016

CRY ALOUD TO THE LORD, DAUGHTER OF ZION

PRAYER PAUSE


Saturday 25 June 2016  


CRY ALOUD TO THE LORD, DAUGHTER OF ZION


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Cry aloud, then, to the Lord, groan, daughter of Zion, let your tears flow like a torrent.” (Lamentations 2:2…29)


Reflection. The prophet laments the sack of Jerusalem and the deportation of the people of Babylon. It is not just the physical suffering involved but the spiritual sense of loss and failure. To be human is to have such sorrows. Many in Britain and Europe and throughout the world are lamenting the British decision yesterday to leave the union. It seems to be a step away from solidarity and community towards isolation and selfish interests. The battle rages in all of us between my own comfort and going out to others. A fourteenth century English mystic wrote of “the deep universal reason for sorrow” of those who are in touch with their own humanity.


Prayer. Lord, help us to have true sorrow, the sorrow that purifies the heart. Amen



































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