PRAYER PAUSE
Monday 11 June 2018, St
Barnabas
PROCLAIM
THE KINGDOM
Enter
into the stillness of God within.
Reading: “As you go, proclaim that the kingdom of
heaven is close at hand.” (Matthew 10:7-13)
Reflection. Our readings for St Barnabas
focus on his work with Paul of announcing the kingdom. The gospel passage instructs
the apostles not to provide themselves with money or equipment but to trust in
God. They had great success,
particularly in Antioch where the “disciples were first called ‘Christians’”.
Antioch was the first major centre of Chrstianity outside Jerusalam but today
there is a minimal Christian presence. It is astonishing to reflect on the collapse
of Christianity in ‘Asia Minor’, a region which received so much attention from
Paul. It helps us remember the fragility of the Church today. What seems solid now may be gone tomorrow.
Yet the faith remains: even though it dies out in one place it grows in another.
Prayer. Lord, give us confidence in
you and help us be urgent in our engagement in our faith. Amen
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