22/10/2021

St Paul's words about his natural human self are totally my own experience and I am a lot older than he was when he wrote his letter to the Romans. Jesus too speaks from his humanity to his listeners. We know so much about our world and can forecast what will be the weather but we do not interpret what it is for us to be alive and to use our "times".

We are created by God to be his people on earth and these are our "times" not to be repeated. Our creation is our now and we have to see that this is our one life that has to be used as it was intended by our Maker. St Paul gasps out his knowledge of humanity's wretchedness and pleads for a "saviour".

Dear Lord let me humbly know that the words of St Paul are also my own reality and let me too truly give thanks to God through the grace of Jesus  who speaks for Father, Son and Holy Spirit.