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PRAY NOW: TODAY'S PRAYER
Astonishing relationships - Anna and Simeon
. . .or mine eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the
presence of all peoples. . .
Prayer
There is subversion
in waiting,
in the tenacity of those who hope
and dare to long
for revelation,
for justice,
for truth.
And subversive beyond that
is when old eyes recognise,
fulfilled in a newborn,
the hope they have been harbouring for generations.
May we see in each new generation,
the evolving of the world,
in lives that will carry on our story,
with the chance for a new revelation of Gospel.
The subversion of old age,
is the placing in each younger generation,
the ongoing story of faith,
and the whole hope of the Gospel.
May we recognise what is good to pass on,
and the right time in which to pass it.
Readings
Luke 2:25-38 Simeon and Anna
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 A time for
everything
Ecclesiastes 12:1-5 Remember
old age
Job 32:6-10 Not
only the old are wise
Prayer activity
Spend some time considering words of parents and grandparents you remember
years after they have been spoken and how they have revealed wisdom to you.
How has what a previous generations said, shaped you? What has been wise and
what needed to be left behind? What has been unwanted baggage and what has
influenced you in the direction of your life?
Prayer for the Church
Those who work with young people, with patience and imagination,
demonstrating the truths and principles of the Gospel
in and through fun, laughter, discussion and debate
especially the work of the Youth
and Children's Assemblies.
Blessing
May God let you see what others miss:
promise cradled in every wonder,
the flow of life shaping a sacred story,
where you, and love, dance together daily.
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