PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday
9 May 2015
THE
SPIRIT WOULD NOT ALLOW
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “They thought to cross into
Bithynia, but as the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them, they went through
Mysia and came down to Troas.” (Acts 16:1-10)
Reflection. I am always astonished by
this sentence. It gives a picture of Paul’s little party on their journeys and
planning what to do next. They decide on a plan but we are bluntly told the
Spirit says ‘No.’ So it is back to the drawing board and they have to think of
another plan. Time after time in the Acts of the Apostles we have vivid
instances of the Spirit guiding the infant church. And it draws us to realise
that that is exactly how we are called today. Deep within us we discover the
guideline, “do this” or “don’t do that.” Reflecting on our day we often find: “that
was great, thank God,” or “what I did was really stupid, let me try something
else next time.” Yes, the Lord guides us now through his Spirit as he guided
our ancestors in the faith in those days.
Prayer. Lord, help us to listen to your
Spirit deep within us and give us courage to follow the path proposed to us. Amen.
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