PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday 19
October 2015, Jean de Brebeuf and the Martyrs of N America
HE GREW
STRONG IN HIS FAITH
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “Abraham grew strong in his faith
convinced that God was able to do what he had promised.” (Romans 4:20-25)
Reflection. I see these days with Romans as
precious moments when we reflect on the gift of faith. It is that quality of
life that stretches us beyond. We don’t all have to make our way up the St
Lawrence River in a canoe and end our days in excruciating torture at the hands
of hostile people, as the North American martyrs did. But life does present us
each day with moments that stretch us if we can notice and accept them. Sport
gives us one kind of stretching template, one kind of mirror. But we have our
own tests of faith that help us “grow strong”.
Prayer. Lord, help us to notice those moments
in the day that invite us to move beyond our security and reach out. Amen.
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