PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday 31 December 2016
IN THE
BEGINNING … THE LAST DAYS
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “In the beginning was the Word …These
are the last days.” (John 1:1, 1 John 2:18)
Reflection. Calling this the last day of the
year is an arbitrary decision made by those who imposed a calendar on the
seemingly endless cycle of nature. The rain comes; the rain goes. The dry
season comes; the dry season goes. The revealing by Jesus that there is a plan
led the early harassed Christians to long for the “last days” like people in prison
longing for release. It took time to settle down and realise the plan meant we
are to transform our world in order that
the plan would be fulfilled. Jesus will not come again until we have done our
homework. It is not like a release from prison. We are to transform our “prison”
so that there will be no prison.
Prayer. Lord, as
our year ends inspire us we energy to work for the coming of your kingdom and the
end of hatred and oppression. Amen.
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