Tuesday,
October 3rd
Job
1:6-22 . Luke 9:46-50
The Father Who created
all that is in Heaven and
earth continually creates
through the
dynamic of His love . The
natural world is fecund,
and reveals the glory and
the promise of His loving
purpose. Mankind He has
invited from the beginning
to share with Him the joy
and the dynamic of creation,
and through the power of
love to make that contribution
to the created world which
in due course perfects,
fulfils, and brings them
to the fullness of His Being
which is the Father's loving
purpose for them from the
beginning. But down the
course of time man has refused
his glorious destiny and
used his power for selfish
and for wicked ends. So
he has brought suffering
on himself and others, and
not fulfilled the Father's
loving purpose for him from
the beginning. But many
have been true to the great
commitment and their glorious
destiny through every circumstance,
returning to their hope
when they encountered failure.
For this I lived and died
and rose again - to be the
power of love to cleanse
and heal and bring to their
perfection the sons of men
who, in their daily lives
sought wholeness for themselves
and others and so co-operated
with the Father's loving
and creative purpose. So
has it been from the beginning,
is now, and ever shall be
to the end. All suffering
can be creative when it
is offered to the Father's
loving purpose. For this
I died. For this I live
within the hearts and minds
of all committed to self-giving
love and bring all to wholeness
and perfection according
to the Father's will and
loving purpose