Easter Saturday Meditations 4

Evening Prayer, Saturday

Psalm 46:1-3 

  God is our refuge and strength,
       an ever-present help in trouble.

  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
       and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,

  though its waters roar and foam
       and the mountains quake with their surging.

Isaiah 58:6ff 

  "Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
       to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,
       to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?

  Is it not to share your food with the hungry
       and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter -
       when you see the naked, to clothe him,
       and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Romans 8: 19-21

All of creation waits with eager longing for God to reveal his children. For…there was the hope that creation itself would one day be set free from its slavery to decay and would share the glorious freedom of the children of God.

Reflection

Jamie Owens wrote:

“all creation’s straining on tiptoe just to see
the sons of God come into their own”

Do you think, if the world could see it,

if we could make it so obvious,

That the world would stand on tiptoe,

in excitement,

To see the difference that we,

          The children of God,
                   the channels of His peace,
                             God’s hands and feat,
the difference that we could make to this world?

“We are living in a world of Easter Saturday

Somewhere between the death

          Of what we thought we could trust

And the birth of new hope”

Can we live a resurrection for our world?

Comments

[griffey shoes]

Lives for one day, a one day of good fortune, should treasure.when I sob I not to have the shoe puts on, I discovered that some people actually do not have the foot.therefore rather forgive others, also not lets others forgive you.

[running shoes]

we cannot imagine that day which must separate really our smiling face the time which soon leaves turned the tears, we have hugged teacher in charge Mr./Mrs. one by one Xu, because our thinking of truly, the request once educated our teachers to sign on ours school uniform, also expresses us to teachers to their gratitude!

[oakley sunglasses]

I hoped that can fall in love oneself to love I the person. I hoped that my heart, can no longer not be worth the grieved person for these being grieved.

[Tory Burch Outlet]

So, for me, I'm challenged by the high value that I put on success, doing my job well, being praised for doing a good job. It's all too important to me. Now, maybe I could think about giving up my present job and going for a less prestigious one? I think that the work I'm doing is what God has called me to do, but maybe I could do it in a different context (not a university). Now, I might be able to explore that idea further when I go on retreat next week, but I might also be able to experiment with some ideas. Just giving up my job would, I think, be too extreme, but what could I do that would try out a new way of valuing 'success'? Two options spring to mind. I've got to write a report on a project that I've been involved in. I don't think that I'm going to write a good report (too long to explain why) and I've been delaying, putting off the evil day when I'm criticised, and maybe found wanting by colleagues I value, maybe I won't be asked to do a project again? How will I handle that? Secondly, I'm going to try to organise some time over the winter to take my work up to a community house I know well. What will it be like to fit my academic research writing within the rhythms of a 'monastic' day?

So what explorations or experiments could you try to test out your emerging 'ideas'?

[UGGs Outlet]

'Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing? But now be strong … Be strong, all you people of the land,' declares the LORD, 'and work. For I am with you,' declares the LORD Almighty… And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear…. and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. … 'The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,' says the LORD Almighty.

[North Face Sale]

The second story happened to me. About 5 years ago, I went for a promotion at my previous university.

[Timberland Boots]

There followed a painful period where I had to come to terms with the fact that any chance of progression at that university was over for me and, given my age, I was probably going to struggle to get to another un iversity and get promotion there.

[North Face Outlet]

I was probably going to struggle to get to another un iversity and get promotion there.

[Christian Louboutin Outlet]

Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.

[beats studio]

Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.

[coach outlet online]

Wise man have their mouths in their hearts, fools have their hearts in their mouths.