Education in Faith

Sunday 22nd September 

 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time 

The Gospel - Mark 9: 30-37

 ‘The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of humanity…All who wish to be first must make themselves the servants of all.’

This Sunday’s Gospel is often interpreted in terms of the virtue of humility, while the other aspect of Jesus’ point is easily overlooked. Every Christian is called to be ‘last of all and servant of all’. Ours is a faith of humble service.

The scriptures repeatedly make the point that faith is always embedded in creation. A mountain, a road, a town, and a house all frame the action in this episode. Because the Church exists wherever its members go, our beliefs and prayers are not restricted to church buildings. We take our faith on roads, into our homes and towns, and even up mountains.

Given this, our faith compels us to have a special care for all of creation. As Jesus clearly intimates, by humbly serving created things we express our love of the Creator who made them all.

[Reflection by Nick Brodie]

Prayer 

Loving God, you Son, 

Jesus invites us to be his followers. 

Help us to live as he did,

 and to give up anything that gets in the way of being a faithful disciple.

 We ask this through Christ our Lord. 

Amen.