PRAYER PAUSE
Friday 25 November 2016
THE KINGDOM
OF GOD IS NEAR
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “As soon as you see the fig tree bud
you know that summer is near. So with you when you see these things happening: know
that the kingdom of God is near.” (Luke 21:29-33)
Reflection. Near? How near? For centuries people
have got excited about “the end.” And yet we can say it is “near”; dreadful
things keep happening and each of them portends a final resolution. But, more immediately,
there are the daily events of my life. Each of them either draws the end nearer
or farther. I can ‘grasp the moment’ or let it slip. Each moment, fully lived,
brings the fulfilment of God’s plan closer.
Prayer. Lord, help
us so to live that your kingdom comes closer. Amen.
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