WELL PUT!

PRAYER MOMENT

Saturday 23 November 2013

WELL PUT!

Pause.  “It is in silence that we shall hear a voice deep within.” (Basil Hume)

Reading. “Now, he is God, not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all men and women are in fact alive. Some scribes then spoke up. ‘Well put, Master,’ they said.” (Luke 20: 27-40)

Reflection. Jesus’ adversaries often tried to catch him out by posing dilemmas or impossible cases for him to solve. They wanted to reassert their influence with the people by proving this new prophet was confused and did not know the law. Jesus sidesteps them and raises the exchange to a higher level. God is a God of the living: whether they are dead or not to him they are alive. Sometimes we are uncomfortable when challenged and we try hard to retreat to some solid ground – usually ‘custom’ or ‘tradition’ – where we feel secure. The gospel constantly calls us beyond our ‘securities’ to a higher level of being and living.

Prayer. Lord, help me to move beyond the comfort of my position, the ways in which I feel secure. Help me to respond to your call. Amen.