PRAYER PAUSE
Monday 16 October 2017
THE
OBEDIENCE OF FAITH
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “Through him we receieved
grace and our apostolic mission to preach the obedience of faith to all the
pagan nations in honour of his name.” (Romans 1:1-7)
Reflection. Luther, the 500th
anniversary of whose breaking–in on the world we celebrate this year, said at
one point that if we did no have the gospels and had nothing except the letters
of Paul it would have been enough. Certainly this letter of Paul to the Romans,
which we start today, is a rich mine where we can discover the purpose of God
through the mission of Jesus: it is to call people to “obedience” – a loaded
word today but – meaning the same as “Thy will be done or earth as it is in
heaven” which we say often enough. The obedience of faith means, surely, the
orientation of my life in such a way that it reflects the values and purpose of
God for his people. If we could so orientate ourselves our problems would fall
away; peace would “flow like a river” (Isaiah) and we would all experience the
interior joy of union with God.
Prayer. Lord, help us to live so that
your will is done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
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