Friday, 14 July 2017

DO NOT BE AFRAID

PRAYER PAUSE        


Saturday,15 July 2017, Bonaventure


DO NOT BE AFRAID


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Do not be afraid. Is it for me to put myself in God’s place?” (Genesis 49:29 … 50:25)



Reflection. What a recurrant theme it is in both in the Hebrew scriptures and in the gospels! Do not be afraid! And yet fear tugs us from every side. How do I look? How do I come across? What will people say? And then the fear of the unknown. I have an operation coming up. What if it goes wrong? And then the fear of making a mistake. It can paralyse us from using our imagination. We say “Nothing ventured,nothing gained.” Easy to say. Not so ease to live. So fear pulls us this way and that. Perhaps life is really about conquering our fears and trusting.  


Prayer. Lord, may we take to heart your words: do not be afraid. Amen.
































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