MY SON, THE BELOVED

PRAYER PAUSE

Monday 9 January 2017

MY SON, THE BELOVED

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “A voice spoke from heaven, ‘This is my Son the Beloved; my favour rests on him.’” (Matthew 3:13-17)

Reflection. The Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan is – after his birth and “showing” to the wise men – the third introduction of Jesus to the world. Very few noticed. Fewer understood. But these events were small seeds that one day would “fill the earth” as the psalmist puts it. Last week a group of lay people guided a six day retreat for inmates in Lusaka Maximum Security Prison. The prisoners were deeply touched; they recognised, many for the first time, the presence of God in their lives. It was a peak experience. It was great. But we can’t live on peak experiences all the time. There is the ordinary every day to live. That is where, most of the time, we find he presence of Jesus.

Prayer. Lord Jesus, as we rejoice these past two weeks in your showing yourself to us and to the world may we recognise you in the ordinary events of each day. Amen