PRAYER MOMENT
Monday, 28 October 2013
THE SPIRIT AND OUR SPIRIT BEAR UNITED WITNESS
Pause. Be still in the presence of God.
Reading. “The
Spirit himself and our spirit bear united witness that we are children of God”
(Romans 8:12-17)
Reflection. Once
a person becomes serious about seeking the reign of God, seeking, that is, to
be united with the will of God and says – and means – ‘your kingdom come!’ –
there is a harmony created between the Spirit and the person’s own spirit. Paul
is driven by this profound certainty that the giving of the Spirit by Jesus makes
us sharers in the divine life. Jesus addressed God as, “Abba”, “Baba”, Father,
and that is what we too can now do. We become heirs, “coheirs with Christ,
sharing his sufferings so as to share his glory.” When Jesus cured an enfeebled
woman on the Sabbath the synagogue official was indignant; “there are six other
days in the week. Come and be cured on one of them!” But the people were “overjoyed”
because they had a taste of the harmony that was possible between God’s will
and theirs (Luke 13:10-17).
Prayer. Lord Jesus,
you introduced us to the Father when you gave us your Spirit. Help us in each
moment of our day to listen to that Spirit within us that all our thoughts,
words and actions may be in harmony with the Spirit. Amen.
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