Newsletter - 19 March 2023
Prayer: a cosmic force
For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. – Romans 8:19-21
Praying enfolds us into the cosmos.
Prayer integrates us into the Trinity.
Praying incorporates us into the creative act.
We participate in this act of creation by the trust that God has placed in us from the beginning of time - the trust that we will bring the whole of his creation back to him in a tide of love, our love.
Through our prayer something of creation can advance or fail. In some measure we hold the success or failure of creation in our hands. We do so by divine generosity. Truly he has made us ‘in his image’.
Prayer is therefore a cosmic force. It changes. It modifies the face of the cosmos. it brings order to the chaos of the cosmos. The Trinitarian God desires to act through us, to create with us. In us, he can begin to bring unity of the multiplicity of creation. He calls us to be workers. He in us, Christ in us, working in us through the Holy Spirit, we are called to work for the consummation of everything in the fullness of Christ.
Abbé Paul Couturier
Focus of the Week
GOD IN MY JOB
Explore Your Working Life
‘God and my job’ is a four day retreat for those who wish to find greater unity between their working and spiritual lives. It is based on the experience of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola, with a spiritual companion, workshops and talks led by members of Chemin Neuf Community.
Taking place between 21-25 April 2023 at Storrington Priory, West Sussex: Participants are invited to contribute to the cost within a range of £260-£350 per person for the retreat, according to personal circumstances. For more information, go to www.chemin-neuf.org.uk and look under ‘Retreats’.
