PRAYER PAUSE
Saturday 17 September 2016. Robert
Bellarmine
STUPID
QUESTIONS
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “‘How are dead people raised, and
what sort of body do they have when they come back?’ These are stupid questions.”
1 Cor. 15 35…49)
Reflection. Religion provokes a lot of stupid
questions, for example, the Book of Revelation. The heart of the Christian
faith is the transformation of the person into a new creation. That should be
our focus. Both readings today – this one and the passage from Luke (8:4ff) –
speak of a seed. When it is sown it is utterly transformed. So it must be with
us, says Jesus in several places. The seed must die; not just once at the end
of life but every day. We, as individuals and we as the world community – war, global
warming, – must allow ourselves to be changed by God. That is the heart of the
matter. The rest is stupidity.
Prayer. Lord, help
us to focus on submitting to the work of God within – with deep trust and love.
Amen
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