THEY WERE DELIGHTED

PRAYER MOMENT 

Friday 8 May 2015

THEY WERE DELIGHTED

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “The party left and went down to Antioch, where they summoned the whole community and delivered the letter. The community read it and were delighted with the encouragement it gave them.” (Acts 15:22-31)

Reflection. So the biggest crucial challenge to the early Christian community was resolved “with delight.” The enormous question of the relationship between the new community and its Jewish roots was solved in a way that gave everyone consolation. This “harmony in the Spirit” has been a gift to the Church ever since. It was experienced at the close of the Second Vatican Council in December 1965 and our prayer is that it will be experienced at the close of the coming synod in Rome later this year. It is, of course, also a gift to each of us personally in our lives as we face our own challenges. If we respond “in the Spirit” we will experience that same consolation and encouragement.

Prayer. Lord, help us to be faithful to the Spirit who lives within us as we face the challenges in our daily lives. Amen.

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