SUBMISSION TO THE FAITH

PRAYER PAUSE        

Saturday, 29 April 2017, Catherine of Sienna

SUBMISSION TO THE FAITH

Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “And a large group of priest made their submission to the faith.”  (Acts 6 1-7).  

Reflection. To “submit” sounds like weakness, like being giving in. But athletes and footballers “submit” to rigorous training regimes to hone their skills for the contest. Submission, in fact, frees us to act in a new way. The word ‘Islam’ means submission. And so too here, in the early Church, some Jewish priests “submit” to the faith and gain the freedom the “way” of Jesus gives. We can grasp that submission takes courage and humility; often it involves a confession that my earlier way was wrong. Matthew “submitted” when he left the counting of his gains after Jesus called him. And so it is, in one way or another, with each of us.

Prayer. Lord, give us the courage to submit to your gentle Spirit.  Amen.