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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