Tag Archive for ‘life’
Fruits of the Holy Spirit: Gentleness
Kindly, amiable, mild, kind or tender temperament. Oxford dictionaries.com The Holy Spirit gently calls us away from our sinfulness and into a fuller life. We are all sinners and we all need to be gently coaxed to the right side of the ledger in the fullness of Christ. “Barbara come and listen to this. I […]
Monday 31 August
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Ps. 96; Luke 4:16-30 Love God Slavery isn’t a word we’d associate with ourselves. Yet we are enslaved sometimes, because of the insidious nature of sin. Jesus’s presence and action in our lives releases us from that tyranny and its result: eternal death, with a counter-offer of eternal life. Why then must […]
Saturday 29 August
PASSION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST Jeremiah 1:17-19; Ps. 71; Mark 6:17-29 Choose God’s way It’s a common enough scenario: we find ourselves in situations where it would be very easy to pander to the wrong people about the wrong sorts of things. These can be petty – maybe indulging in a moment’s spiteful commentary – […]
Friday 28 August
St Augustine, B.D. 1. Thessalonians 4:1-8; Ps. 97; Matthew 25:1-13 Be ready to meet him It is so easy to see where the foolish virgins went wrong, with their lack of preparation and lamps that had run out of oil. It’s not always so simple, though, to see our own faults, lack of preparation, and […]
Thursday 20 August
ST BERNARD, ABBOT (D) Judges 11:29-39; Ps. 40; Matthew 22:1-14 With every fibre of my being In telling the disciples the parable of the king whose invitations were spurned, Jesus shows although it is up to us to choose to accept or decline his Father’s invitations (and there will be more than one), we lose […]
Tuesday 18 August
Judges 6:11-24; Ps. 85; Matthew 19: 23-30 Consider others It can be difficult, these days, with global businesses and advantageous international trade deals offering consumers wonderful opportunities to buy goods at knock-down prices, to remember the human faces behind these products. While their masters are living the high life in a more comfortable part of […]
Friday 14 August
ST MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE, PRIEST. Joshua 24:1-13; Ps 136; Matthew 19:3-12 Trust in God’s plan By taking us back to God’s original plan for people, Jesus reminds us our lives belong to God. Divorce and adultery are not part of that plan. Rather, his intention is that we live as married couples or alone – whether […]
Monday 10 August
ST LAWRENCE, DM 2Corinthians 9:6-10; Ps 111; John 12:24-26 Grow into God’s will Christ’s message is for everyone – people from all over the world are included in his invitation to come to the Father through him. His willing sacrifice through his own death provides the environment for us to cast off our sins and […]
Sunday 9 August
1Kings 19:4-8; Ps 34 Ephesians 4:30-5:2; John 6:41-51 The Living Bread The Jews were confused – what did Jesus mean when he said he was the living bread that could give them eternal life? It sounded very strange and wrong to them. But (as Pope Francis pointed out recently), people have another hunger for life, […]
Friday 7 August
Deuteronomy 4:32-40; Ps 77; Matthew 16: 24-28 Give up your life to save it Just as we make sacrifices to satisfy our special goals – maybe homeownership, a holiday, a good exam result, a family event, Jesus points out we need to make sacrifices to gain eternal life. We need to pay attention to our […]
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