Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Today’s reading

1 John 2:7-8

“Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. Yet, I am writing you a new commandment that is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.” (1 John 2:7-8).

Prayer

Your desire is ancient and enduring, Eternal One. You have inscribed the everlasting yearning, the beating ache of your holy heart in the depths of all that has being—and in us. Thank you. There are days that ache is hard to bear, but in gratitude I know: It is your eternal hunger that keeps me alive, hope-filled and human, as much as I can be.

The primeval command you have placed in our souls is the beating heart of a dawning age, an era of grace when all that you are transfuses all that you have made, and all that is glistens with the loving beauty shining in the face of our brother Jesus.

In him, Loving Mystery, you reveal the brilliance of eternity, the desire of the ages. He walked the tired earth in a faraway, long ago space and lit the world forever. Your uncreated radiance gleams in every step he took, every word he spoke, every movement of his hands to bless, to heal, to make whole. In him you reveal the enlightenment of mind and heart that most matters.

Just for today, help me abide in the ancient desire of your heart that I may be alive with the light of your tomorrow. Amen.

-- Pr. David L. Miller