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 Contemplative Outreach Symbol
Job's Redeemer--Patient Waiting
Alpha & Omega--symbol of God, the beginning and the end
The Cross--symbol of our salvation
Flowers--symbol of the abundance of life, the resurrection
Circle--sign of ongoing process
The heart and soul of centering prayer is consenting to God's presence and action in our lives. The alpha and the omega acknowledges that our God is at the center of our consent and being. The cross is a symbol of our dying to our thoughts and commentaries. In the letting go, our false self gives way to the flowering of the new self. This is an ongoing process bringing us deeper into Divine Intimacy. Like Job, our patient waiting and consenting will be our gift of gratitude.
This symbol has been seen in three different locations:
On an ancient church in the land of Uz. Uz is a place in south Edom, east of Palestine. Scripture references of Uz are found in Job1:1, the residence of Job--and in Jer. 25:20, Lam 4:21.
It has been seen as a Byzantine stone from excavations in Jerusalem at the southern wall of the Old City near the Huldah Gates and the original stairs to the temple.
The church of "Multiplication of the Loaves" in Galilee area. The church was completed in 1984 and this symbol was over the main door entrance. The Monastery and Basilica are run by German Benedictines.
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