PRAYER PAUSE
Friday July 6, 2018
FOLLOW
ME
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “And he said, ‘follow me!’ And he got up and
followed him.” (Matthew 9:9-13)
Reflection. We have been reading Amos
as well as Matthew this week and we remember Amos’defence to Amaziah, who
complained that he was disturbing the kingdom with his prophecies of wrath, “I
am no prophet ,,, but the Lord took me from following the flock.” Now the Lord is “taking” Matthew from his tax
office abd calling him to preach and write.
Both Amos and Matthew sound reluctant to follow the call but both
respond and enter that other space to which we are all now called. It is that
place where we listen to Jesus and hear how he is calling me now. I am in western
isles off Europe at the moment and the culture is all in a rush. Can we hear the voice beyond the mobile. Many do.
But it is hard.to do so.
Prayer. Lord, help us to hear you
in the midst of the swirl of life.. Amen
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