ALL IS VANITY

PRAYER PAUSE

Thursday 22 September 2016

ALL IS VANITY

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “Vanity of vanity, the Preacher says, for all his toil under the sun what does man gain by it?” (Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth) 1;2-11)

Reflection. If our ancestors ever had time to reflect, in the daily struggle to survive, they might well have wondered what life is all about. Hot season followed cold and rain the dry and all life seemed circular. What went round came round. Do we still ask the Old Testament preacher’s questions? Jesus came to break that circle and direct all human life to a goal. All life has a purpose now and we strain forward to achieve it. We edge forward despite constant setbacks as in Syria and Sudan and in society all around us.

Prayer. Lord, like a player with his eye on the ball, help us to keep focused on our task of building the community of humankind into the image of your Son. Amen