Thursday, 5 November 2015

FROM JERUSALEM TO ILLYRICUM

PRAYER MOMENT 


Friday 6 November 2015


FROM JERUSALEM TO ILLYRICUM


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “Thus all the way along, from Jerusalem to Illyricum, I have preached Christ’s good news to the utmost of my capacity.” (Romans 15:14-21)


Reflection. Paul has used the second part of his letter to draw out the implications of our adoption as children of God. He has done it to raise the consciousness of people, stretching from Jerusalem to as far as he could go, to the gift that God is offering: it is a gift that is not immediately obvious but needs earnest reaching out towards, just as his physical journeys were reaching out to "the utmost of (his) capacity.”


Prayer. Lord, help us to reach out beyond ourselves to the gift that you offer. Amen.




















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