THE MAN WHO DID THIS

PRAYER PAUSE  

Saturday 27 January 2018

THE MAN WHO DID THIS

Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “The man who did this deserves to die … for doing such a thing and showing no compassion.” (2 Samuel 12:1…17)

Reflection. David is the speaker and Nathan tells him, “you are the man.” David has many wives but he takes the wife of Uriah the Hittite. He never thought of how he was hurting Uriah. He just thought of himself – “what I want.” He confesses his sin and is forgiven but the consequences remain and will haunt him: “the sword will never be far from you House.” We live with the consequences of sin – our own and others’ – and that is what we have to struggle with all the time. But if we acknowledge that this is the situation and reach out to Jesus in our storms, with hope and joy, he comes to us and saves us, individually and as his people.

Prayer. Lord, help us to reach out to you in joy and hope in the midst of our struggles. Amen.