Tuesday 13 September 2022

Today is Tuesday the 13th of September, in the twenty fourth week of Ordinary time.


Jeremy Riddle sings, ‘Fall Afresh’. You might like to ask the Holy Spirit to fall afresh on you today.


It is the Spirit of love who gives life. God is the source of all life, the one in whom we live and move and have our being. As I look around me now, at the people around me, the “Spirit of love” may not be easy to see, but, if I try, can I sense God’s presence? Can I sense God’s Holy Spirit here? In these people? In me?

Awaken my soul, come awake
To hunger, to seek, to thirst
Awaken first love, come awake
And do as You did, at first
Spirit of the living God come fall afresh on me
Come wake me from my sleep
Blow through the caverns of my soul
Pour in me to overflow
To overflow
Yes Spirit
Come and fill this place
Let Your glory now invade
Spirit come and fill this place
Let your glory now invade
Spirit of the living God come fall afresh on me
Come wake me from my sleep
Blow through the caverns of my soul
Pour in me to overflow

Today’s reading is from St Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians.

1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.
For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we were all made to drink of one Spirit.
Indeed, the body does not consist of one member but of many.
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it.
And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers; then deeds of power, then gifts of healing, forms of assistance, forms of leadership, various kinds of tongues.
Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles?
Do all possess gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret?
But strive for the greater gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way.

We are all united with Christ in one body. Can you think of any particular person that you are particularly glad to be united with, in Christ? If so, pray for them.

Is there anyone you’re not so happy about, someone you don’t want to be united with? Pray for that person, too, and for yourself.

As you hear the reading again, take a moment to think of your own body and how each part serves the other parts.

Can you ask God now to help you to put your gifts at the service of others?

Glory Be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end, Amen.