PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 5 April 2017
DESCENDED
FROM ABRAHAM
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: Jesus said, “You will learn the
truth and the truth will make you free.” They answered, “We are descended from
Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone.” (John 8:31-42)
Reflection. Commentators say the whole of John’s
gospel is a trial, with the gospel itself being the judge. Here, the Jews, who
stand for humanity, desperately cling to their identity as children of Abraham.
Jesus does not question this but invites them to go further, to see the present
as Abraham would see it. He would have rejoiced to see this day. But the Jews
can’t move. We can be like that, stuck in our default mode, clinging to our comfortable
assessment of who we are. We are blind to the evidence before us. We cannot
clear space in this assessment for Jesus himself to approach us (Matt 28:9).
Prayer. Lord, help us to clear the ground
this Easter, to allow you to come to us and question our clinging to worn
attitudes. Amen.
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