PRAYER PAUSE
Tuesday 13 March 2018
AND
THE LEAVES MEDICINAL
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “And their fruit will be
good to eat and the leaves medicinal.” (Ezekiel 47:1-12)
Reflection. Our readings today – the gospel
is John 5:1…16 – have the common theme of water. As we approach Easter, the
time for baptism, this motif comes to the fore.
Baptism is the sign a person is committing themselves to the new life
offered by God. So, while water is the
source of life in every human settlement throughout history, water now becomes
the source of a life “towards” God in the new world. And the imagery of life is
so powerful that everything the water touches brings life and healing - even the leaves of the trees on the river
bank. When the author of Revelations
takes up this theme of Ezekiel he adds that their leaves are “for the healing
of the nations” (22:2). The “nations” may take little note of it today but they
are being “healed” by the work of God in this world of ours.
Prayer. Lord, we let us see your
action at work everwhere and rejoice. Amen
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