PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 21 February 2018
A SIGN
TO THIS GENERATION
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “For just as Jonah became a
sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.” (Luke
11:29-32)
Reflection. Jonah was a reluctant
missionary but in the end he got it right. He had a message and his actions,
eventualy, were in harmony with his words. Not so the Pharisees. They had fine
words but they did not “practice what they preached.” Even in this early stage
of Lent the Passion casts its shadow. Jesus not only spoke words that challenge,
inspire and invite but he lived out the consequences of his message. When he
was mocked – “he saved others; he cannot save himself” - his response was in
total harmony with what he had preached. We know the struggle to do this. We
speak fine words but when it comes to doing it is not easy.
Prayer. Lord, help us to live our
words. Help us to put into practice the fine ideas and aspirations we have. Amen.
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