PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday 27 September 2016, Vincent de
Paul
A MAN OF
GRIEF
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Why give light to a man of grief?
Why give life to those bitter of heart? (Job 3:1…23)
Reflection. The book of Job is a meditation on sorrow
and the bitterness that can creep into a person faced with misfortune. Job
never gives in to the taunts of his “comforters” that he must have done
something evil to deserve what has happened to him. He maintains his innocence
and trust in God. I heard yesterday of Derek Hamilton who was convicted of a
murder he never committed. For twenty years – much of it in solitary confinement
– he kept up his spirits by studying law and arming to defend himself. He
struggled through his sorrow like Jesus in Gethsemane.
Prayer. Lord, may
we not lose heart in the face of trials and may we keep our trust in you. Amen
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