Wednesday, 15 November 2017

AS THE LIGHTENING FLASHING

PRAYER PAUSE  


Thursday 16 November 2017


AS THE LIGHTENING FLASHING


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “For as the lightening flashing from one part of heaven lights up another, so will be the Son of Man when his day comes.” (Luke 17:20-25)



Reflection. The Pharisees were on a different page when they kept asking about the coming of the kingdom of God. Their minds were not disposed to understand what Jesus was saying. When he said “the kingdom of God is among you,” they had no idea what he was talking about. Do we? There is this constant tension between the future that will be revealed and the fragments of the future that are already revealed. These fragments are like the flashes of lightening that illuminate the heavens for a moment. We have moments – beautiful moments of reconciliation, healing and peace – that flash across our lives. They light up our world for a moment and indicate,  in passing seconds, what the full revelation of the kingdom will be.



Prayer. Lord, may we yearn for the coming of the kingdom and work for its coming in the place and time where we find ourselves. Amen.

































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