PRAYER MOMENT
Monday
1 September 2014
THE
POWER OF THE SPIRIT
Pause. Be still in God’s presence.
Reading: “In my speeches and sermons
that I gave there were none of the arguments that belong to philosophy; only a
demonstration of the power of the Spirit.” (I Cor 2:1-5)
Reflection. If you look at the visible
structure of the church with its thousands of bishops, each one representing a
diocese with its churches, schools, hospitals, etc., it can be quite
impressive, ‘powerful’ in fact. But we know that the ‘power’ of the church does
not come from its institutions or numbers or brand name but from something within
each person and the whole community. The Greek word is dynamos, a word I first came across as a youngster when it was
explained to me that my bike didn’t need a battery for its light. It had a ‘dynamo’,
a strange hidden force that was generated by my cycling the bike. Paul insists
there is no ’philosophy’ or other force coming from outside that moves his
hearers but the inner force that comes from the Spirit of God living in the
believer; a force that becomes active when a Christian uses his/or her gifts,
peddles their bike, in the course of their daily life. .
Prayer. Lord Jesus, open our hearts to receive your Spirit and help us believe
in the power of your Spirit to transform our lives and our world.. Amen.
David Harold-Barry SJ
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