Tag Archive for ‘conversion’
Friday 15 April
Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117; John 6:52-59 The God of surprises The early disciples understandably feared and avoided Saul. He was a man of single-minded determination intent on wiping out the early Church. And yet God spoke to him and brought about a complete conversion in his life. Sometimes we fall into the same trap as […]
Monday 25 January
THE CONVERSION OF ST PAUL, APOSTLE Acts 22:3-16 (or Acts 9:1-22); Ps 116; Mark 16:15-18 Tell the Good News St Paul’s conversion was not something that happened once and for all. Conversion is an ongoing process rather than a single event. Paul wrote of his struggles against temptation: ‘For I don’t do the good I […]
Sunday 19 April
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 3:13-15,17-19; Ps 5; 1 John 2:1-5; Luke 24:35-48 Our reality The readings speak about conversion and sin. We have been reflecting on Easter joy and God’s generosity. We are reminded here again of the tension between that and our own fickle response. Sin is a reality. But it does not […]
Wednesday 18 February
Ash Wednesday Joel 2:12-18; Psalm 51; 2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-18 Repentance is now Now is the time to return our hearts to the Lord. Now is the time to seek the tender compassion of our God. Lent is the ‘now’ of conversion. Lent is the ‘now’ to be reconciled to God. The Lord […]
Thursday 22 January
Hebrews 7:25-8:6, Ps.40, Mark 3:7-12 True Healing The crowds flocked to Jesus the miracle worker. But Jesus didn’t come on Earth to heal; he came to save. He healed because he could and because he cared. But his true mission was to bring spiritual salvation, to bring forgiveness and inner healing, to bring conversion of […]
Thursday 28 August
St Augustine 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9; Ps 145;Matthew 24: 42-51 Be prepared Living Down Under with its earthquakes and unpredictable weather, we’re often told to be prepared. But are we ever? If we’re not prepared for natural disasters, then Christ’s return isn’t even on our radar. St Augustine had a wasted youth and beyond, but […]
Jewels in God’s Crown
Jenny could be likened to a can of coke. She had a bubbly personality. She had come into our lives when a friend of ours had found her camping alone and invited her to move into their flat. Although Jenny came from a rocky background, she came to know the Lord and gave him both […]
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