YOU WILL BE REPAID WITH HOUSES

PRAYER PAUSE

Tuesday 24 May 2016   

YOU WILL BE REPAID WITH HOUSES

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “There is no one who has left (everything) for my sake and the sake of the gospel who will not be repaid a hundred times over, houses … land … in this present time …” (Mark 10:28-31)  

Reflection. It sounds a good text for the “gospel of prosperity”, the view that following the Lord will give us wealth and prosperity. This is to distort the meaning. The message of the gospel is that “leaving” family and property means having that “poverty of spirit” that places God and his call to us above everything else. Family and property must not get in the way. Some actually “leave” family and property to become servants of the community but for most it is a fundamental attitude of putting the Lord and his Good News above everything.  

Prayer. Lord, your first words were, “Blessed are the poor in spirit.” Help us to live this blessing. Amen.