PRAYER PAUSE

Saturday 14 April 2018

THE SEA WAS GETTING ROUGH

Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “The wind was strong and the sea was getting rough.” (John 6:16-21)

Reflection. After working the defining sign of the multiplication of the bread, with its promise of the abundance of life that God offers,  Jesus withdraws.  Meanwhile the disciples are out at sea battling the strong wind and the rough sea.  I had an awful sense yesterday of impending doom as the Americans and Russians once again (we thought the cold war was over) size each other up in confrontation over Syria.  It is a a mystery why these people, with all their sophistication, cannot solve this issue without making noises that may drag all of us into catastrophe. The wind is indeed strong and the sea rough and Jesus does not seem to be around.  

Prayer. Lord, in this Easter time we pray for our world and our leaders. May they have the patience to find ways of justice and peace without resorting to force and more devastation. Amen