Painting by Henry Tanner
Oh, what joy this task for me, the handmaiden of the Lord.
Expressionless, I sit as divine words drizzle upon me,
Grace from heaven, wetting my soul.
I carry within, the world’s most needed cargo,
“May it be done”, and use me as a vessel of His love.
I was a scared, young woman, but with Him, I have nothing to fear.
The appearance of Jesus after His resurrection marks the transformation of the faith of the disciples. Here the turning point for the foundation of Christianity was made, the belief of new life, life after death, providing meaning and direction to our lives here on earth. Imagine what it might have been like to be and observer of this event. Meditate on this for a moment or two day.
Jesus calls us to perfection in today’s Gospel. Quite a inspirational request is it not? We can follow His example and be like this lily floating in the glory of God’s nature in the sunshine of a breaking morning. Welcome this day.
Daily prayers and meditations 