Sunday, 11 February 2018

DEMANDING A SIGN


PRAYER PAUSE  


Monday 12 February 2018


DEMANDING A SIGN


Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Why does this generation demand a sign? I tell you solemnly, no sign shall be given.”  (Mark 8:11-13)




Reflection. Demanding evidence, demanding proof, demanding a sign – they all have their place. But in matters of the heart they are not enough. The whole point of the proclamation of God’s kingdom is that it calls us beyond evidence and signs. It calls us to a realm of trust and faith where, often, there are no signposts, no satisfactory evidence. This stretching of the human heart is what the kingdom is all about. The Pharisees would have none of it and they called forth form Jesus “a sigh that came straight from the heart.” He is so disappointed. They are like children who don’t want to grow up.


Prayer. Lord, strengthen our weary feet as we journey – sometimes “without maps” and not really knowing where we are goings. Help us to trust. Amen.





































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