MANY HARDSHIPS

PRAYER MOMENT 

Tuesday 5 May 2015

MANY HARDSHIPS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: They put fresh courage into the disciples, encouraging them to persevere in the faith. “We all have to experience many hardships,” they said, “before we enter the kingdom of God.” (Acts 14:19-28)

Reflection. We know it from history and we know it from ourselves: the world resists change with all its might. It resists the kingdom. It is all for the history books now but for sixteen years Ian Smith resisted every effort at peaceful, and later forceful, change in Rhodesia. It was utterly obvious what would have to happen but he went on resisting. History is full of such things and we don’t hyave to look far today to see that resistance is alive and thriving. It is also true personally; but the difference is I have the power to change myself. I don’t have the power to change the world. We read of Paul and his mission to change people’s way of thinking. What a struggle!

Prayer. Lord, help us to be open to change in ourselves. It may be hard but it is the gateway to your kingdom. Amen.

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