PRAYER PAUSE
Wednesday 4 October 2017,
Francis
NOWHERE
TO LAY HIS HEAD
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “Foxes have holes and the
birds of th air have nests but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Luke
9:57-62)
Reflection. Francis of Assisi, in his
poverty and ceaseless journeying, comes closest to the life of Jesus. From the
moment he changed his way of life from a merchant to that of a poverello he lived out the simplicity
and urgency of Jesus as he announced the kingdom of God in the towns and
villages of Israel. He lived the “equipment rule” – “Take no purse with you, no
haversack, no sandals” (Luke 10:4) – to the fullest. He was direct, simple and
immediate in the way he lived the joy of the gospel once he had discovered the
treasure hiddn in the field. There was a joy and lightness about the life of
Francis that made people realise what the kingdom of God looks like and Pope
Francis reflects that same joy in his ministry today.
Prayer. Lord, help us to live the
joy of the gospel and may our joy encourage and console others. Amen.
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