PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 3
August 2016
A REMNANT
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Proclaim! Praise! Shout: The Lord
has saved his people, the remnant of Israel!” (Jer 31:1-7)
Reflection. The mention of “a remnant” that
creeps into the later Old Testament writings is deeply troubling. Only a
remnant? Is that all that is left after the hundreds of years of preparation?
The Church was born of that remnant. In the history of Germany in the 1930s it
seems there was only a remnant of Christians who stood up to Hitler. And in our
own day there are many, politicians and ordinary people who cry, “Lord! Lord!”
and yet pay little attention to what the Lord really wants; a courageous
witness to truth and a deep compassion and love for others, especially the
poor.
Prayer. Lord, help
us to dig deep into our hearts and find you in others. Amen
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