PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday 19
July 2016
MEADOW LAND
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Lead your people to pasture the
flock that is your heritage, living confined in a forest with meadow land all
round.” (Micah 7:14-20)
Reflection. The metaphor here is of people
starving in the midst of plenty, like sheep lost in a forest while all the time
there are rich pastures close by. We push ahead with our busy lives, often
straining for solutions that really do not fit. Or we take short cuts and
trample on people’s dreams unaware. Micah has this image of Israel failing to see
how close the Lord is to them if they would only take time to look. A little
further he says “the Lord delights in showing mercy.” He is waiting for us to
realise.
Prayer. Lord, help us to take time, to slow
down, to look around and see you close by. Amen
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