Music Info
My Soul Rests
By One Hope Project
Let it Sound | One Hope Project (Used with permission)
Into the Deep
By Epiphany Music
Into the Deep | Epiphany Music
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Today is Tuesday, 20 August, in the Twentieth Week of Ordinary Time.
One Hope Project sing, ‘My Soul Rests’... Entering into prayer today, I begin by recognising that I am in the presence of God – not a God to be scared of, but a God of compassion and love, in whose presence I am safe, in whose presence I do not have to defend myself, in whose presence I can be still. I place myself, my worries and my hopes, my whole life, in the hands of my loving God.
Today’s reading is from the Book of Judges.
Today we meet Gideon, who is going to be a great liberator of Israel against their enemies, the Midianites. In this reading, he is being given his “vocation” or “calling”. As you listened, do you think that Gideon was enthusiastic about the job that he is invited to perform? Did he believe that the Lord would be with him?
Can you identify with the reaction of Gideon? How do you feel when God asks you to do something? Do you think that God might be commissioning you to deliver your people from what oppresses them? How would you know? What would your reaction be to God’s invitation? Would you be like Gideon and demand a sign? Would you make God wait, as Gideon did?
Now listen again to the reading. Pay particular attention to the feelings that stir in you as you hear about Gideon’s vocation.
Now try and put into words the prayer that you feel drawn to make. Is there something that God might be asking of you today? If so, how are you going to answer God’s call? Express it in your own words.