PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 5 October 2017
THE
PEOPLE WERE ALL IN TEARS
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “Ezra read from the Law of
God and the people understood… and were all in tears as they listened.” (Nehe,miah
8:1-12)
Reflection. The scene is the court of
the newly rebuilt temple after the return from the exile and the leaders of the
people are reminding them of the covenant and the promises of God. They are in
tears as they realise the disaster their infidelity has brought on them. But
they are tears also of joy as they sense, perhaps for the first time, the love
and tenderness of their God. It was the joy of the prodigal son’s return to the
open arms of his father. It is the joy of a moment of reconciliation in
families or between nations. And it is the joy that we have known in our own
life when we experienced reconciliation with someone close to us. And it is our
joy and consolation at the foregiveness and love of God in our lives
Prayer. Lord, may people everywhere
come to know you, our God, who are always ready with open arms to welcome the
one who comes to him. Amen.
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