Second Friday of Advent
– You can ponder on the picture. For a method of praying with pictures click button below.
– You can pray on the words of Scripture. For methods of praying with scripture click button below.
– You can follow the suggestions in the daily ‘Reflection’.
– You can listen to the music
Today’s Scripture
Matthew 11: 16-19 (WEB)
But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.
Reflection
Jesus compares his generation to children sitting in the marketplace, blind and deaf to the music being played right in front of them. It is easy to become cynical, assuming God is absent just because He isn’t acting according to our strict expectations. Take a slow breath and look closer: how is God trying to catch your attention in the ordinary messy reality of this day?
Grace to Ask For: Eyes to see and ears to hear God’s hidden presence.
Examen: Where did I recognise or fail to recognise God’s grace because it came in an unexpected format?
Today’s Music
Come thou Long Expected Jesus– Page CXVI