WE ARE ONLY SERVANTS

PRAYER MOMENT

Tuesday 10 November 2015, St Leo the Great

WE ARE ONLY SERVANTS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “When you have done all that you have been told to do, say, ‘We are only servants; we have done no more than our duty.’” (Luke 17:7-10)

Reflection. Every detail of a huge jet has been designed and made by someone. And that someone has built on the ideas and crafts of a multitude which went before them. We live in a web of influences – others’ and our own. Ultimately we are all part of the great plan of God for his creation and his people. But we retain our individual character and gifts. We are not drowned in the mass. Only in heaven will it be fully clear that we are part of a “communion of saints” and yet very much who we are as individuals. Leo, for instance, was part of that building.

Prayer. Lord, encourage us with the knowledge that we struggle together as well as alone. Amen.