My day by day Pause for Prayer is obtainable to assist begin your personal private prayer.. At this time’s Pause is a visible prayer starter: quite a lot of photographs of prodigal daughters and sons meant to assist us pray over the story of the prodigal son we’ll hear in Luke’s gospel this weekend. (The parable of the prodigal son is the third in a trio of comparable parables.) At this time’s extra acquainted Pause for Prayer follows the pictures under…
| The Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt |
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The Return of the Prodigal Son by Pompeo Batoni |
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| Return on the Prodigal Son by Guercino |
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| Return of the Prodigal Son by James Tissot |
Of curiosity: a number of of the pictures above are the work of Charles Mackesy who’s the writer and illustrator of The Boy, the Horse, the Mole and the Fox.
Pause for Prayer
Appears to me, Lord,
that till he felt his father’s contact,
his father’s welcoming embrace,
till that second
he was nonetheless distant…
However as quickly as he felt his father’s contact,
he discovered himself at residence once more…
Jesus,
contact my life, my coronary heart, my tears
and convey me residence to you,
immediately…
Amen.
