PRAYER PAUSE
Friday 30 September 2016, Jerome
THE SOURCES
OF THE SEA
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Have you an inkling of the extent
of the earth? …Or journeyed to the sources of the sea?” (Job 38 …40)
Reflection. God throws a series of rhetorical
questions at Job to stretch his thought about the wonder of creation. In our
fast moving twitter world it is hard for us to stop and think about the extent
and detail of all that exists. Those who manage, like the psalmists, are caught
in admiration for the works of the creator. Job’s “comforters” and eventually
Job himself become speechless as the reality sinks in. Because it is not just
the extent and the detail but the way God works in the human heart, drawing a
person through trial and suffering to a great freedom and joy.
Prayer. Lord, help
us to ponder. Help us to sit still. Help us to wonder and give thanks. Amen
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