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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