Tag Archive for ‘life’
Saturday 9 January
1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149; John 3:22-30 I must grow smaller John the Baptist appears in tomorrow’s Gospel as well as today’s. He points the way for us in living as followers of Christ. He knew that his life was not all about him; it was about bearing witness to the Son of God made […]
Friday 8 January
1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147; Luke 5:12-16 Be cured! ‘God has given us eternal life … in his Son,’ and God’s Son offers us healing just as he offered to cure the man with leprosy. It can be good to think of the areas of our lives that need the Lord’s healing, whether they be […]
Wednesday 6 January
1 John 4:11-18; Ps 72; Mark 6:45-52 Closed minds Our Lord’s closest companions did not understand ‘what the miracle of the loaves meant,’ so the Lord’s walking on the water was beyond them too. Maybe our minds are as closed as theirs were. We have some inkling that ‘God is love’ and that God lives […]
Sunday 3 January
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Isaiah 60:1-6; Ps 72; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Gifts for a King Today we celebrate God’s gift of his Son to the gentile nations, represented at the crib by the wise men. The wise men brought gold, myrrh and frankincense. What gift shall I give back to God today? […]
Tuesday 29th December
Fifth day in the octave of Christmas: 1Jn 2:3-11 again about ‘knowing in the sense of truly’ getting it,’ the difference between me in light and me in darkness, me knowing it so my life really changes. Lk 2:22-35 Simeon sets sight on the Christ and having seen the truth he was at peace. May […]
Tuesday 22nd December
1 Sam 1:24-28 the story of Hannah presenting Samuel at the temple is inspirational. I see God living and acting through my humble life. I am of the same faith line, including Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, holy men and women. It is how I see myself that gives inspiration. Lk 1:46-56 The Magnificat is the best […]
Monday 21st December
Song 2:8-14 examining my heart in a loving way in prayer I may see God acting in my humble life so I can spontaneously feel the poetry of love. Lk 1:39-45 see again the reflection for the fourth Sunday of Advent above as it is the same text.
Saturday 19th December
Judges 13:2-7,24-25 the story of how Samson was born. I may not have been born famous like him. But originating from God and given the gift of faith, I most definitely am. Lk 1:5-25 like Zechariah and Elizabeth I do not know what the future will bring in my life. Their story gives me confidence, […]
Friday 18th December
Jer 23:5-8 two big historical events defined Israel, captivity in Egypt and deportation to Babylon. From Babylon Jeremiah writes of the great gift Judaism is to the world. They showed the world that all life is good and bad, but things will always get better in the big plan of God. Mt 1: 18-24 at […]
Wednesday 16th December
Is 45:6-8,18,21-25 before Jesus people mostly saw God as punishing people so they closed off, lived a lie, and did not hear God’s truth speaking inside them. Christ the light had yet to shine brightly. Lk 7:19-23 we see Jesus being truthful. His deeds reveal who he is. The difference between the two is something […]
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