PRAYER PAUSE
Friday 3 March 2017
THE SORT OF
FAST THAT PLEASES
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Is not this the sort of fast that
pleases me: to break unjust fetters.” (Isaiah 58:1-9)
Reflection. The “greatest” commandment is to love
one another. Jesus bases his whole message, his “proclamation” of the reign of
God, on love, on relationships. Lent is our time to look at those relationships
and notice how, even in our own circle of relations, friends and acquaintances,
we are often blind to the cries of others for a word a smile, a moment when we sit down together
and listen. There are more serious “unjust fetters” around today – human trafficking,
hostility to migrants and people who are different – but closing our hearts to
others can also knock at our own door – however “good” we may be tempted to think
we are!
Prayer. Lord, make
us sensitive to our relationships with others – even those we meet briefly. Amen.
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