PRAYER MOMENT
Tuesday 22 October 2013
ONE MAN
Pause. Collect your thoughts and be still in the presence
of God.
Reading. “As one
man’s fall brought condemnation to everyone, so the good act of one man brings
everyone life and makes them justified.” (Rom 5:12-21
Reflection. There
is a line in Jesus Christ Superstar
where the singer says, “he’s just a man!” And, true, the one playing the part
of Jesus is just like everyone else in the cast. Yet the whole drama of Superstar is charged with the question, “who
are you, Jesus?” Paul, in Romans, develops the theme of one man, Adam, bringing
sin and death to humanity and one man, Jesus, who brings life and salvation.
Paul is convinced, conquered, by the certainty that this “second man” has the
power to overcome sin and death and his weapon is “obedience.” He begins and
ends his letter to the Romans calling them also to obedience, the “obedience of
faith”, which unites them to this one man so that his victory becomes their
victory. Obedience is nothing more than a commitment to truth, so that in every
moment I am utterly true no matter what the consequences, even if it be death –
as it was for Jesus.
Prayer. Lord, we
rejoice in the way you overcame the great enemies of sin and death which were destroying
us. Now they have no more sting, no more power. Help us so to live that we are
always true to others and ourselves in all the big things as well as the small.
Amen.
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