Tag Archive for ‘life’
Sunday 2 August
Exodus 16:2-4,12-15; Ps 78; Ephesians 4:17,20-24; John 6:24-35 Bread of Life There are probably numerous sorts of hunger. We eat meals at various times of the day to satisfy our physical craving for food. There is also spiritual hunger, and because he was fully human, Jesus realised the depths we plumb when we experience spiritual […]
Wednesday 22 July
St Mary Magdalene Exodus 16:1-5,9-15, Psalm 78, Matthew 13:1-9 The Sower This parable was a favourite when I was young, mainly because I considered myself to be the patch of fertile ground. It was a while before I recognized the other areas in my life, longer still before I understood that the sower keeps on […]
Monday 13 July
Exodus 1:8-14, 22, Psalm 124, Matthew 10:34-11:1 Following Jesus If today’s gospel seems a little harsh, we should remember the Aramaic custom of using exaggeration for emphasis. Jesus is not literally coming with a sword. He is saying: Listen! This is important! I’m telling you how my father’s kingdom works! Admittedly, I wasn’t too keen […]
Thursday 9 July
Genesis 44:18-21,23-29; 45:1-5, Psalm105, Matthew 10:7-15 God of the wilderness The story of Joseph is one of the great Biblical sagas, and it follows a familiar pattern: young man in exile, life in danger, labours in a lowly position, becomes successful through faith and hard work. Joseph’s father Jacob has such a story. So did […]
Monday 6 July
Genesis 28:10-22, Psalm 91, Matthew 9: 18-26 The Lord is in this place. Jacob was on the run. He stole his brother’s birthright and his brother wanted to kill him. So it was a weary, frightened man who went to sleep in the wilderness, and what happened? God happened. In this lonely state in a […]
Marriage Five Years On
Letter to a married couple on the 5th anniversary of their wedding Dear John and Mary, congratulations on 5 years of married life. It seems only yesterday that we gathered so joyfully for your wedding and now, 2 children later, Thomas and Rebecca, a few grey hairs and you are still smiling and talking to […]
Tuesday 30 June
Genesis 19:15-29, Ps 26, Matthew 8:23-27 Jesus, our help The disciples must have been full of fear when they encountered the storm on the lake. They probably couldn’t swim, there would have been no life jackets. All of their safety was in Jesus. When asked, he calmed the storm for them. Things often swirl around […]
Saturday 27 June
Genesis 18:1-15, Response – Luke1:46-50, 53-55, Matthew 8:5-17 The centurion’s faith Jesus can only act in our life if we allow him to. We have to invite him under our roof and into the house of our lives. We need to sit with him and let him see how we truly live. This was the […]
Thursday 25 June
Genesis 16:1-12,15-16, Ps 106, Matthew 7:21-29 Hearers and doers The meaning of words and ideas are often best understood through examples. We hear the Word of God regularly. It is always best understood by others when we see the example of others living it. When we try and put God’s word into action in our […]
Tuesday 23 June
Genesis 13:2, 5-18, Ps 15, Matthew 7:6,12-14 The golden rule Today Jesus continues to encourage us to try and take the view of the other person. To walk a little in their shoes and not be preoccupied always with ourselves. Our world encourages us to think first of all about ourselves. But we as Christians […]
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