Monday, 17 October 2016

NO PURSE, NO HAVERSACK

PRAYER PAUSE


Tuesday 18 October 2016, Luke


NO PURSE, NO HAVERSACK


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. Carry no purse, no haversack … (Luke 10:1-9)



Reflection. We remember Luke today, the companion of Paul and the writer of the gospel that bears his name and the Acts. Among Luke’s many themes is this one of mission. The disciple on mission was to carry no tools in the sense of not relying on their own preparations for their effectiveness. It doesn’t mean they should not prepare but, like one diving into water, they should abandon themselves to the word that they proclaim. It is not theirs! The power of the word does not come from them. Yet they have a part in presenting the word in the most contextual and attractive of ways. And this does not just apply to preachers but to anyone reaching out to others.
 
Prayer. Lord, may we trust that the words that we utter are your words and – in a real sense – not our own. Amen





































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