Friday, 8 May 2015

THE SPIRIT WOULD NOT ALLOW

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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