time must yield.
Then the humdrum is charged with meaning, and not just the meaning of its own flat demands.
For you, Christ, are here. Now.
Help me to grasp your presence. Now.
To ‘Be still, and know that I am God . . .’ Now.
Maybe the dishes can wait . . .
Prayer Activity
Sit quietly, and look at your surroundings. Just stop completely. Marvel at the fact that it’s all there. Accept it as it is. Then, in a way that seems appropriate to you – greet the presence of Christ in this reality.
‘I am among you as one who Serves’
~ Luke 22:27 ~
Prayer for Reflection
Lord Jesus,
all my intuition tells me that I, like Peter, don’t want you to wash my feet;
I would rather wash yours.
Like Martha, I would feel happier doing something for you;
than think of you doing something for me.
But how can I know how to serve
unless I have been served?
How can I know how to love
unless I have been shown love?
How can I share the Gospel
unless I have let you tell me what it is all about?
Prayer on Today’s Theme
A blessing today on the servants.
A blessing on those who cook and clean, and clear up, and change babies, and wash clothes, and make tea, and sing whiles.
A blessing on those who tend ungrateful relatives, and listen to bores,
and re-mend what has been torn again, and repeat the wisdom
which one day their children will remember and cherish.
A blessing today on all your domestic servants, Lord, who go down on their knees in the company of Jesus.
Bless to me the thing
on which is set my mind,
bless to me the thing
on which is set my love,
bless to me the thing
on which is set my hope;
O thou King of kings,
bless thou to me mine eye.
~ Gaelic Traditional ~
Women around Jesus
Many women were also there, looking on from a distance; they had followed Jesus from Galilee and had provided for him.
~ Matthew 27:55 ~
Lord Jesus, when you walked the earth you didn’t just call men;
you called women too and encouraged them to follow and learn from you.
Let us ponder for a moment on these women:
women who followed and provided for you.
They were fortunate, given an unusual opportunity to leave their homes and follow their Messiah, to walk and talk with you.
You made them the centre of attention, Jew or Gentile,
you healed them, had compassion for them, discussed weighty matters with them.
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