PRAYER PAUSE
Friday, 26 May 2017
A WOMAN IN
CHILDBIRTH
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “A woman in childbirth suffers
because her time has come; but when she has given birth to the child she
forgets her suffering in her joy that a person has been born into the world.” (John
16:20-23).
Reflection. I had a word from a friend two days
ago that “a bundle of joy” had arrived in their family. The words above applied.
Suffering and joy are the stuff of our humaniy, Jesus is telling his friends,
and we are to so understand it that “no one will take this joy from you.” That
was the experience of St John of the Cross in his dungeon in Toledo rejoicing
in the darkness that took away all his security and left him open onlyto God.
We touch this mystery as we approach the end of Easter time. It is the gift of
Easter and the prayer of the Church is that it will colour our whole year.
Prayer. Lord, help us to know your joy
even when we experience suffering. Amen.
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