PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday August 2, 2018, St Peter
Faber, first companion of St Ignatius
WHENEVER IT CAME OUT WRONG
Enter into
the stillness of God within.
Reading. “And whenever the vessel he was making came
out wrong, as happens with the clay handled by potters, he would start afresh
and work it into another vessel, as potteres do.” (Jeremiah 18:1-9)
Reflection. “Getting it right!” That is our
motto in what we do – whether it is cooking a meal, ploughing a furrow or
writing a speech. And God is trying to “get
it right” in all his gentle handling of us through the joys and sufferings of
life. Often it is hard for us to accept that he is as active in our sufferings –
as well as those of others - as in our joys. The joys are consoling and encouraging
but in a sense they don’t get us anywhere. The sufferings land us in a critical
state; they are the gate to growth. Can we accept them with the same relish we
do joyful things? That is a bit of a tough question.
Prayer. Lord, help us to discover you in
all things. Amen
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