Saturday July 30 – Romans 8: 18-39

Today - and again in worship on Sunday – we can enjoy the relief from the struggles of the last few chapters of Romans, to revel in a hymn of reassurance and encouragement. You’ll recognize some of it from funeral liturgies, eh?

We may not understand or agree on the underlying metaphysics, but who denies the appeal of seeing this age as the labour pains of creation birthing something new and better? Who does not want hope that is greater than wishes?

Hear the pastoral assurance that even when we can’t find words for prayer, the Spirit moves in us and for us. Hear it: nothing can separate us from the love of God. There’s Paul’s heart, after a lot of pages of his brain laying down propositions. Thank God!
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