Thursday, 26 January 2017

YOU AND I DO NOT DRAW BACK

PRAYER PAUSE


Friday 27 January 2017, Angela


YOU AND I DO NOT DRAW BACK


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “You and I are not the sort of people who draw back … we are the sort who keep faithful.” (Hebrews 10:32-39)



Reflection. The writer calls for endurance, the grace of steadiness in the face of challenges. Angela Merici, born around 1470, faced difficulties in trying to set up schools for girls. Angela Merkel today faces opposition when she welcomes many migrants seeking refuge. Endurance brings out the best in us. It is the crown of human experience. Don’t waver. Don’t give up! Don’t lose your dream! Keep going! We know our efforts can drains us but we also know they bring out the best in us. This is the author of Hebrews’ development of the otherwise abstract notion of priesthood, a calling for all – not just some.

Prayer. Lord, teach us to offer ourselves totally and perseveringly for the task. Amen





























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