Tag Archive for ‘grace’
Thursday 7 May
Acts 15:7-21, Ps. 96, John 15:9-11 God’s love and commandments God purifies anyone’s heart by faith through the grace of the Lord Jesus. Through missionaries in our neighbourhood and among the nations God’s marvellous deeds are made known. Keeping God’s commandments will enable us to remain in God’s love; joining in the celebration of the […]
Monday 4 May
Acts 14:5-18, Ps. 115, John 14:21-26 Make our home with you “…turn to the living God.” To the Lord “give glory for my sake of your love and your truth”. Keep my word (said Jesus) and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. By grace let the divine Presence of the […]
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 […]
Monday 6 April
Acts 2:14,22-23; Ps 16; Matthew 28:8-15 Set us free Jesus tells the two Marys not to be afraid but to go and tell the disciples what has happened. You can imagine why they might be afraid, wondering what all this is going to mean for them, trying to put human reasons on what has happened. […]
Wednesday 1 April
WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK Isaiah 50:4-9; Ps 69; Matthew 26:14-25 Surely it is not I? The Judas part of the Easter narrative is hard for us to understand. How could someone so close to Jesus go on to betray him? Yet in all of us lie temptations which entice us to turn away from things […]
Wednesday 25th March
The Annunciation of the Lord Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10, Ps. 40, Hebrews 10:4-10, Luke 1:26-38 Listen again to grace whispering “do not be afraid” Mary was given a unique vocation as the mother of God. Amazingly, every human being is unique and called to serve the Lord in our own way. God is willing to be […]
Wednesday 18th March
St Cyril of Jerusalem Isaiah 49:8-15, Ps. 145, John 5:17-30 Jesus reveals the heart of the Father Isaiah gives perhaps the most tender prophecy in Scripture; “Does a mother forget her baby… even if these forget I will never forget you.” Jesus reveals the heart of the Father “who is the source of life” and […]
Tuesday 17th March
St Patrick 1Peter 4:7-11, Ps. 106, Luke 5:1-11 Each one of us has received a special grace Jesus only asked Peter to do something he understood; to go fishing. They were tired after an unsuccessful night, yet honoured Jesus by doing what seemed foolish. Like at Cana here too results are miraculous. Peter is overwhelmed […]
Friday 13th March
Hosea 14:2-10, Ps. 81, Mark 12:28-34 God desires that we bloom God could not make the Law simpler. Jesus encapsulates it in two sentences. But simplicity is not necessarily easy. God longs for us, healing our disloyalty, feeding us with finest wheat and honey, loving us with an intensity we barely comprehend. Grace falls like […]
Thursday 12th March
Jeremiah 7:23-28, Ps. 95, Luke 11:14-23 How is your Lent going? Hardening our hearts can happen slowly like plaque building in arteries or on teeth. Sin is like that too; crusting up our conscience making us unresponsive to the flow of grace. No-one likes drilling cavities but a regular dental check-up saves pain. How is […]
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