PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
THE HOUR HAS
COME
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Father, the hour has come, glorify
your Son so that your Son may glorify you.” (John 17:1-11).
Reflection. Our reading is the climax of the farewell
of Jesus. Its companion reading for today is Paul’s farewell at Miletus (Acts
20:17ff). Jesus describes it as ‘glory’, a word that means many things to us.
We make Man U’s victories our own. We glory in them. We bask for a moment in
the exhilaration of a man (39) beating all rivals to become the youngest ever
President of France. We share the joy of a mother whose eyes are fixed on her
new born child. The definition of glory is rooted in overcoming obstacles, pain,
suffering. We sense that that is what life is really about: breaking through.
No one wants to suffer but suffering comes. If we can face it at that hour –
and even welcome it – we are on our way to glory.
Prayer. Lord, accompany us on our way to
glory. May we glorify you by our lives. Amen.
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