Tag Archive for ‘life’
Thursday 17 March
FEAST OF ST PATRICK, BISHOP Jeremiah 1:4-9, Ps 106, Acts 13:46-49, Luke10:1-2, 17-20 Attractive characters St Patrick and Jeremiah probably had what we call charisma. It is a personal warmth given to those who can lead people. The prophet has a warm personal relationship with God. St. Patrick had it too. Like him I need […]
Tuesday 15 March
Numbers 21:4-9, Ps 102, John 8:21-30 Contemplate the Cross When God seems distant and I begin to grumble impatiently it is good to have something tangible to gaze upon that will put me in mind of heaven and God. It might be an icon, a holy picture or a statue of Mary. These little human […]
Monday 14 March
Daniel 13:1-62, Ps 23, John 8:1-11 Be rescued by being reconciled. Susanna is a woman of integrity who simply could not betray the truth about life. The Holy Spirit roused Daniel to rescue her. The woman in the Gospel betrayed the truth about life and God sent his Son to her to redeem her life. […]
Friday 11 March
Wisdom 2:1, 12-22, Ps 34, John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Holy discipleship Following Jesus Christ brings me closer to the God of heaven. I know where Jesus comes from but how well do I know God? How well do I use faith, hope and love to get to know God? My life as a follower must […]
Thursday 10 March
Exodus 32:7-14, Ps 106, John 5:31-47 Recognising my idols Today is a good day to examine my life for idols, those human creations, not necessarily cast in metal, which I hold so dear they stop me loving and worshipping God and stop me following Jesus Christ to Calvary. Soft idols come sneakily into my life. […]
Monday 7 March
Isaiah 65:17-21, Ps 30, John 4:43-54 The miracle of personhood Isaiah’s vision sounds like heaven. Jesus says that my faith is strengthened when I move from seeing miracles as earthly signs that heaven exists, to absorbing the miracle and the Person who performs it into my life. To do this requires a vision that is […]
Wednesday 2 March
Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9, Ps 147B, Matthew 5:17-19 Loving God’s law Am I a person who follows Jesus, who lives God’s law and heeds the timeless words of the prophets? Does my life reveal wisdom and prudence to those around me? The truth and power of lay spirituality on the streets comes about when I take […]
Tuesday 1 March
3rd Week of Lent Daniel 3:25, 34-43, Ps 25, Matthew 18:21-35 To forgive is divine I need a humble attitude before God if forgiveness and mercy are to be part of my life. In heated personal moments, and in these difficult times, forgiveness needs to come quickly to my life. I imitate the swiftness and […]
Sunday 28 February
Third Sunday of Lent Exodus 3:1-8,13-15, 1Cor.10:1-6,10-12, Ps.103, John 4:5-42 The Spring Within There is so much to reflect on in the story of the woman at the well, but what speaks to me is “the water that I shall give will become a spring of water within …” My relationship with Jesus has fluctuated […]
Friday 26 February
Gen. 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28, Ps.105, Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 Stewardship Today’s parable is about stewardship. It prompted me to ask these questions: God has given me certain talents: what fruits does he expect me to produce from them? God has given me life: how should I live so as to enhance the lives of others? God […]
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