PRAYER MOMENT (Apologies for breaks in these
reflections.)
Thursday 22
October 2015
YOU HAVE
BEEN SET FREE
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Now you have been set free from sin
and become slaves of God.” (Romans 6:19-23)
Reflection. It is not difficult to imagine what being
set free from prison must be like. A whole world of restriction has just fallen
away and I am free. Paul rejoices in this image of Christian freedom, which he experienced,
and he wants to share it with his readers. The letter to the Romans is so
central because here more than anywhere else – even in the gospels – we have
the clear expression of human freedom at its fullest. This is what we were born
for. This is our destiny, our glory. It begins now but it blossoms into
eternity. The countless moments we experience it now flow, like little streams,
into a vast river and a boundless sea.
Prayer. Lord, help us to rejoice in the
great gift of freedom that you give us. Help us to guard it and nourish it
through our faith. Amen.
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