Off Our High Horse

Meanwhile Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. Now as he was going along and approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ He asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The reply came, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Acts 9:1-5

REFLECTION:

Paul got a glimpse of heaven. It knocked him off his high horse (or donkey) and re-oriented him from his own priorities and purposes to God's. The amazing part about Paul is that those glimpses of heaven were few and far between, and yet they were sufficient to sustain him in an incredible life of service.

You and I, too, are blessed with glimpses of heaven in our daily lives. It isn't just the here-after, but the here-and-now, and it often breaks into our lives when we are least expecting it. Sometimes, it breaks in our Sunday morning, during the prayers, or hymns, or the sermon. Sometimes, it breaks in while we are active serving others. And sometimes, just sometimes – it breaks in and knocks us off our high horses, re-orienting us to God's priorities and purposes.

Today, may we remember that above all else, we are God’s children – and that changes who we are!

PRAYER:

God of the future, teach us to trust in you for all of our tomorrows. Amen.