Monday, 20 February 2017

PREPARE FOR AN ORDEAL

PRAYER PAUSE


Tuesday 21 February 2017


PREPARE FOR AN ORDEAL


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “If you aspire to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for an ordeal.” (Sira 2:1-11)



Reflection. The Wisdom books of the Hebrew Scriptures had already got the point. The gospels would spell it out concisely: “the Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of men.” It is the law written in our hearts. The French pioneer aviator, St Exupery, put it this way; “a person measures him or herself against the obstacle.” We become fully human by engaging in the issues. Much of our modern culture prompts us to enjoy ourselves. Yet true enjoyment, true pleasure, comes from confronting the obstacle and struggling against it and sometimes overcoming it.

Prayer. Lord, help us to be awake and to let nothing go. Teach us to confront evil in ourselves and in the world. Amen.





























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