PRAYER MOMENT
Saturday 7 November
2015
THE
OBEDIENCE OF FAITH
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “The revelation of a mystery kept
secret for endless ages, but now so clear that it must be broadcast to pagans
everywhere to bring them to the obedience of faith.” (Romans 16:3…27)
Reflection. We end our month long reading of
Paul’s letter to the Romans with him greeting many friends by name and summing
up his mission in the words he had also used in the opening verses of the
letter: the obedience of faith. This is an obedience not imposed by force or
rule but a free response to an invitation. It is an invitation to align my life
to that of Jesus through faith and so enter into his life. It is a response
that gives meaning to everything – including the suffering brought by
frustration, sickness, violence and loss. Nothing can “separate us from the
love, known to us in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Rom 8:39)
Prayer. We thank you, Lord, for the amazing
gift of Paul’s letter to the Romans. May we all draw immense hope and courage
from its message. Amen.
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