“HONEY FROM THE ROCK”
Daily Reflections
Wednesday, 25th January 2017,
Third Week in the Ordinary Time
Final Day of Christian Unity Octave and
Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
Acts 22: 3-16;
Ps 117: 1-2 (R.) Mk 16:15;
Mk 16: 15-18.
The story of Paul is a personal encounter with Jesus. It has captivated many people. Once he encountered Jesus, he needed nothing else. No task was too hard and no trial too trying for him. The Gospel reading is from the end of Mark’s gospel. Today’s reading includes instructions that Jesus gave to his disciples before leaving them for the last time. They are words which apply very much to Paul. They begin with the instructions to proclaim the Good News to the whole of creation. This is exactly what Paul was doing as he reached out to Gentile communities all the way from what is now modern Turkey, through Greece and Macedonia and on to Rome.“The one who believes and is baptised will be saved.” Paul was second to none in his belief in Christ. He would be able to say later on, “I live, no, it is not I, but Christ lives in me.” An expression of total union with his Lord.
Conversion is not something that only happens once in a lifetime. It is something that can happen to us several times in the course of our life. Let us be ready to answer whenever the Lord calls us to something greater. We too are called to open the eyes of our heart. We are called to recognise our blindness to the call of Jesus, and prepare for a worthy repentance. For Jesus, wants to send us out into the whole world to preach the Good news of forgiveness and continue the work that Jesus has begun in the world.
Prayer: Lord, May I accept like Paul, your call to have a personal encounter with you. May I welcome your call with an open heart. May I continue to walk the path of your calling all the days of my life. Jesus I trust in You. Amen.
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