Sunday, October 21st
Isaiah 53:10-11. Hebrews 4:14-6. Mark 10:35-45

Be ready to hear the word of the Most High as it is spoken to you and obey it, responsive to the love offered : ‘In quietness and in trust shall be your strength (Isaiah 30:15’) and ‘Those of steadfast mind you keep in peace because they trust in you. Trust in the Lord for ever’ (Isaiah 26:3)

As you follow in the steps of the Son of Man so will you enter in the fellowship of suffering. ‘Trust in the Lord for ever for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock’ (Isaiah 26:4) The will and loving purpose of the Most High is offered to everyone born into the world to identify and respond to in the grace and power of His love.

Be prepared, then, to drink the cup of suffering and to be baptised with the baptism offered. In humility and self-giving follow in the steps of the Son of Man as you are led and guided by Our Holy Spirit and in faith and love receive the way opened up to you. For ‘the Son of Man came to give His life as a ransom formany’.