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
No comments:
Post a Comment