Wednesday, 21 October 2015

YOU HAVE BEEN SET FREE

PRAYER MOMENT  (Apologies for breaks in these reflections.)


Thursday 22 October 2015


YOU HAVE BEEN SET FREE


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Now you have been set free from sin and become slaves of God.” (Romans 6:19-23)


Reflection. It is not difficult to imagine what being set free from prison must be like. A whole world of restriction has just fallen away and I am free. Paul rejoices in this image of Christian freedom, which he experienced, and he wants to share it with his readers. The letter to the Romans is so central because here more than anywhere else – even in the gospels – we have the clear expression of human freedom at its fullest. This is what we were born for. This is our destiny, our glory. It begins now but it blossoms into eternity. The countless moments we experience it now flow, like little streams, into a vast river and a boundless sea.  

Prayer. Lord, help us to rejoice in the great gift of freedom that you give us. Help us to guard it and nourish it through our faith. Amen.




















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