Monday, 24 July 2017

IN DIFFICULTIES ON ALL SIDES, BUT NEVER CORNERED

PRAYER PAUSE        


Tuesday, 25 July 2017, James Zebedee


IN DIFFICULTIES ON ALL SIDES, BUT NEVER CORNERED


Pause. Enter into the stillness of God within.


Reading: “We are in difficulties on all sides, but bever cornered; we see no answer to our problems, but never despair.” (2 Corinthians 4:7-15)



Reflection. Mrs Zebedee wanted her sons to get good positions. With a touch of humour Jesus asked them if they could accept what it takes.They said they could but they hardly had much idea then of the “difficulties on all sides” the early Church would face. They had to learn the to stay focused in the shifting fortunes of the time. James would be quickly eliminated by Herod and John would have to struggle to keep his “churches” from wandering off into Docetism and other aberrations. We celebrate James today and we too take heart when we find “no answer to our problems.”


Prayer. Lord Jesus, through the intercession of St James help us to stay steady and focused on your kingdome in the swirl of challenges we meet each day. Amen.
































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