Tuesday, 2 August 2016

A REMNANT

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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