THE HOUSE GOD BUILDS

PRAYER PAUSE

Wednesday 9 November 2016, Dedication of S John Lateran

THE HOUSE GOD BUILDS

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “You are the house which God is building.” (1 Cor. 3:9…17)

Reflection. Why are we remembering today a house built in the year 320? It was part of the euphoria of the Christians after the peace of Constantine and was the first church to be built and became a symbol of the unity of the Church. Further, it became a metaphor for the “living stones”, a church built not of bricks and cement but of people and the Spirit. Visits to St Peter’s in Rome are good but they do not have the force that Muslims give to their journey to Mecca. Our journey is one of faith to reach out to people that we may all take our place as part of the “building” God is constructing.

Prayer. Lord, may we, as your people, become living stones in the bouse you are building each day. Amen