PRAYER PAUSE
Thursday, 18 May 2017
THIS SILENCED
THEM
Pause. Enter into the stillness of God
within.
Reading: “ This silenced the whole assembly,
and they listened to Barnabas and Paul describing all the signs and wonders God
had worked through them among the pagans.” (Acts 15:7-21).
Reflection. It is a modelagreement planted there
in the early pages of the history of the Church. A disagreement had arisen over
Jewish customs and they had recourse to the elders. Three positions emerged:
Paul took the “radical” view, James the conservative and Peter was somewhere in
the middle. They listened. They prayed . And then they came up with a decision
that pleased everybody. It is a model for the Church but also for families,
communities and states. We say we are all guided by the Spirit. But sometimes
we don’t quite get it that the Sp[iit can’t say one thing to one and something
different to another. God’s Spirit is a Spirit of unity, not division.
Prayer. Lord, help us to listen to your
Spirit speaking through oneanother. Amen.
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