PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday 2 November 2017,
All Souls
HE
WILL DESTROY DEATH
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “On this mountain he will
remove the mourning veil covering all peoples, and the shroud enwrapping all
narions, he will destroy death forever.” (Iasaih 25:6-9)
Reflection. We saw yesterday that All
Saints and All Souls are connected in the mind of the Church as in the minds of
people of all times. People have sensed the intimate link between the dead and
the living. In the eyes of the Church it is the “communion of saints” – a
phrase found in the Apostles’ Creed but, curiously, dropped in the Creed of
Nicea that we say or sing every Sunday. Death is a time to mourn but in the
Christian life it is also a time to rejoice and ceklebrate the life of someone
has attained their goal. On this day we remember all who have died, especially
those known to us, and we pray that they enter into the joy and rest of the
Lord.
Prayer.
Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Amen.
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