LET THESE WORDS SINK INTO YOUR EARS

PRAYER PAUSE  

Saturday 30 September 2017, Jerome

LET THESE WORDS SINK INTO YOUR EARS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Let these words sink into your ears: the Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands.’ But they did not understand.” (Luke 9:43-45)

Reflection. Our first reading today, from Zechariah 2, speaks of a vison: “Sing, rejoice, … many nations will join the Lord on that day; they will become his people.” It is a prophecy of the fulfilment of God’s reign and “the day” is being fulfilled now  (30 September 2017!) as on every day of our lives. We live in this belief and hope. But there is a cost – for Jesus and for all those who follow him, knowingly or unknowingly. The cost is that we are “handed over” into the turmoil, contradictions, obsessions and evasions of our world. Our task is to navigate our way through these with our eyes on the goal. Jesus is with us – even if at times we are not with him. But our hope is steady.

Prayer. Lord, help us to keep our eye on your kingdom; may it come into uour hearts and our world. Amen.