A meditation with Jesus's teaching in Matthew 9:16-17
"See I am doing a new thing, do you not perceive it?" "...be transformed by the renewing of your minds."
In Matthew 9:16-17, Jesus uses analogies to illustrate how radically new and fresh his teaching, his message is.
Our text today:
16 "No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved."
How are you being invited to step into something new just now?
If you want to think about the passage a bit more, get your head around why Jesus said this before you meditate on it, you might find this commentary helpful: https://thebiblesays.com/commentary/matt/matt-9/matthew-916-17/
However, the invitation from Contemplative at Home is always to engage with the text from a deeper place, to be wholly present to the Divine spirit within the text, to stand before it with an open heart and welcome whatever insights may land with you.
May you be blessed as you pray here today.
Warmest blessings,
Lissy
(Opening Text: Isaiah 43:19 and Romans 12:2)
Contemplative at Home offers guided meditative prayer - space to slow down and listen to the truth that is being born out of God's love for you today - drawing on Ignatian spirituality and at times, Lectio Divina. www.contemplativeathome.com
