MY SON, THE BELOVED

PRAYER PAUSE

Friday 6 January 2017

MY SON, THE BELOVED

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “And a voice came from heaven, ‘You are my Son, the Beloved; my favour rests on you’.” (Mark 1:6-11)

Reflection. Years ago I heard a homily which was peppered by the phrase ‘in Christ.’ The preacher, James Walsh, sought to hammer home the message that the Father saw each one of us ‘in Christ’. What delights him in his Son he looks for in us and delights in us. We are to hear those words, ‘you are my beloved; my favour rests on you.’ The long preparation for the coming of the Christ and his appearing among us which we celebrate these days, reaches its climax in this announcement. If we can hear the message and know how we are ‘favoured’ we can draw from it strength, courage and joy.

Prayer. Lord Jesus, may we know that in you we are the beloved children of the Father, favoured, guided and protected each day. Amen