BY THEIR FRUITS

PRAYER PAUSE

Wednesday 22 June 2016, John Fisher & Thomas More  

BY THEIR FRUITS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “You will be able to tell people by their fruits.” (Matthew 7:15-20)

Reflection. A recent TV series revised Thomas More’s reputation downwards. Well, we can leave that to the historians. But the fact surely is that he was a man of conscience: when most of his contemporaries meekly bowed to the demands of the king, Thomas, and John Fisher, refused to accept the King’s taking to himself authority that had always been vested in the pope. Thomas’ life can be seen as a long preparation for that moment of decision. Because he was the man he was, he was able, when he crisis broke, to stand his ground in his politics and in his faith. “By their fruits you will know them.”  

Prayer. Lord, give us the inner strength to witness to the truth in all the big and little decisions we make each day. Amen