Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, sometimes we find you in the most
surprising places and circumstances—places that are full of grief or angst or
frustration or pain or confusion. These
tend to be the places where you most often show up. And sometimes it is only after the fact that
we are able to notice that, indeed, we have been visited by You. Help us to see you this day, Lord Jesus. When you pay us a visit, help us to notice,
and be amazed and encouraged. Amen.
Scripture: Luke 7:11-17
Journal: How has God come to visit you
lately? How has he come into the midst
of your pain?
Reflection:
How is it that sometimes subtly, sometimes with
sudden startle, God breaks through the thick fog of our collective
blindness? Our lives confront us with
the inevitable experience of suffering: our own suffering, the suffering we
cause to others, the pain we experience in and with the suffering of
others. “Pay attention,” says the voice
of God within us, “Here is an opportunity to deepen your relationship with
me! You will find me when your heart
breaks open with compassionate love for all of creation. But you must let the suffering touch you
deeply enough that you begin to see your own path as a path of compassion on
behalf of all living creatures.” (With Open Eyes: Discerning the Pattern of
God’s Presence by Elaine M. Prevallet, SL in Weavings, Volume
XXV, Number 3)
Prayer
Closing Prayer: For your heart that loves me, for your feet
that pursue me, for your voice that calls out to me, I thank you, O God. Thank you for raising the questions that draw
me into a dialogue with you about my life and how I have been living it. Thank you for every tug of conscience that
has led to every timid step that has brought me out in the open in my relationship
with you. My hope, O God, my only hope,
is that you are more persistent in your seeking than I am in my hiding. (Reflections
of the Word by Ken Gire)
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