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PRAY NOW: TODAY'S PRAYER
Discovery
When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to
them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognised him; and he vanished from their
sight. They said to each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking
to us on the road, while he was opening the scriptures to us?'
Luke 24:30-2
Prayer
It's a rough road;
the growing and grieving,
the learning and living,
the losing and the loving,
the stumbling and the saving.
Still, amidst the blessings and the blisters,
you looked for me, Lord.
There were obstacles;
the rumours and the wrongs,
the doubt and disbelief,
the scandal and the scorn,
the bile and the betrayal.
Still, when hatred hid your humanity,
you found me, Lord.
Then there was bread on the table
and wisdom in your eyes
and love on your lips.
And, in a cascade of crumbs,
blind fears and blinkered doubts
scattered before your open hands,
and you knew me, Lord.
And in that divine discovery
a lifetime of loving was let loose
and my silent, stifled soul
shouted and was set free.
I'm glad you stumbled on me
on your way to that table, Lord.
I'm glad you recognised in me
something worth the seeking.
Look out for me again,
for I yearn to hear your words
tumbling again like grain.
Readings
Genesis 18:9–12 Sarah learns she is to have a child
Genesis 45:25–8 Jacob learns Joseph is still alive
1 Samuel 16:8–13 The anointing of David
Luke 2:15–18 The shepherds go to Bethlehem to see Jesus
Matthew 17:1–9 The transfiguration of Jesus
John 20:26–8 Thomas recognises Jesus
Acts 2:1–4 The coming of the Holy Spirit
Prayer activity
God often surprises us in the commonplace and ordinary things of life. When were
you last surprised by God? Let your prayer today be the surprising of someone
else with a sign of God's love.
Prayer for the Church
As we explore the idea of the Christian gospel as an alternative story to live by, in
modern culture, and who it might shape drama, art and music amidst life
especially the Scottish Storytelling Centre and wider work of the Netherbow.
Blessing
God in our seeking and our seeing,
God in our questions and our believing,
God in the everyday and the astonishing,
God on the road and at our table,
God at our side and in our souls,
God of grace and blessing
today and forever. AMEN.
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