Monday, 19 February 2018

AS THE RAIN COMES


PRAYER PAUSE  


Tuesday 20 February 2018


AS THE RAIN COMES


Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “As the rain comes down from the heavens and does not return without watering the earth, making it yield and giving it growth … so my word does not return to me empty without carrying out my will.” (Isaiah 55:10-11)




Reflection. This reading from Isaiah accompanies our reading from Matthew 6 giving us the words of the Our Father. The earth has to “welcome” and be ready for the rain. (It is raining as I write). If houses are built on sand or land is poorly tended, ther will be collapse or erosion. Our task, following the Our Father, is to welcome the word and allow it to flow into our lives and yield forgiveness and growth. There is a discussion today about what “lead us not into temptation” means. God cannot lead us into temptation. We or the world leads us into it.  But God prevents us from falling if we welcome him earnestly in our Lenten prayer.   


Prayer. Our Father, your kingdom come, your will be done. Give us this day what we need so as to grow in your image. Forgive us and help us to forgive one another and prevent us from giving in to temptation.   Amen.





































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