PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 25 January 2017, Conversion
of Paul
A WITNESS
BEFORE ALL PEOPLE
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “You are to be his witness before
all people, testifying to what you have seen and heard.” (Acts 22:3-16)
Reflection. We only celebrate the birthday of
Jesus, Mary and John the Baptist. But in a way we also celebrate the birth of
Paul today. It was a birth, a complete new existence, which he lived with intensity and
extraordinary imagination and resilience, traveling the length of the empire on
foot, wrecked at sea and persecuted in many places along the way. We celebrate
an astonishing energy that launched the Church in so many cities. May we have
that imagination and energy today as our Church seeks to respond to ever
changing events. And may we follow his example of engagement with people in our
day.
Prayer. Lord, we
rejoice in the “birthday” of Paul and may we today engage with imagination in
the issues of our time. Amen
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