Friday, 11 August 2017

DID EVER A PEOPLE?

PRAYER PAUSE        


Friday 11 August 2017, Clare


DID EVER A PEOPLE


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Did ever a people hear the voice of the living God speaking from the heart of the fire as you heard it, and remain alive?”  (Deuteronomy 4:32-40)



Reflection. The first five books of the bible are the heart of the record of Israel’s calling by God. They define Israel’s identiry and mission. As the record draws to a close the authors reflect on the astonishing choice God has made of them - not to boast that they are better than everyone else but to remind themselves of what it means. If God has chosen us then we must respond. We must fulfil our side of the relatiobship, the covenant. This astonishment is echoed many times in the gospels as when the people of Nain marvel at the raising of the widow’s only son. “God has visited is people.” And the astonishment comes into our hearts when we realise that God has come to dwell in us and among us.  
 

Prayer. Lord Jesus, help us to relish your coming into our lives and may we respond with joy and generosity to your call. Amen.
































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