Tag Archive for ‘life’
Monday 2nd March
Daniel 9:4-10, Ps 79, Luke 6:36-38 Lord do not deal with us according to our sins Imagine if God measured his mercy by our standards? How can I ever be as compassionate and generous as the Father? It got me thinking about ‘giving up’ for Lent. Could I give up complaining about people for Lent? […]
Heaven
Developments in medical science in recent years have made it possible to bring to life many thousands of people who are clinically dead – sometimes a few hours after death. Many of these people, possibly as high as 20 per cent, report vivid experiences of heaven. Their stories are remarkably similar. They leave their own […]
Sunday 1st March
Second Sunday of Lent Genesis 22:1-2,9-13,15-18, Ps.116 B, Romans 8:31-34, Mark 9:2-10 With God on our side who can be against us? Who can imagine Abraham’s anguish and macabre sense of God? Yet the ram was provided by God and Isaac saved. Out of Abraham’s turmoil, agonising obedience and dread, a transformed relationship of blessing […]
Monday 23 February
Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18; Psalm: 19B; Matthew 25:31-46 Holiness How can we be holy as God is holy? To be holy is to act justly. We will be judged according to the way we treat others. Holiness is not just about calling out, “Lord, Lord”. Holiness is about the quality of our commitment to God and […]
Sunday 22 February
First Sunday in Lent Genesis 9:8-15; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:12-15 Faith and repentance In Baptism we died with Christ and rose with him to share in his resurrection; to share in the new life of the Good News of God’s kingdom. This new life lived now reaches beyond this earthly life. This […]
Thursday 19 February
Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Psalm: 1; Luke 9:22-25 Lenten sacrifice In this Lenten Season, the Word of God sets before us a choice. It sets before us life or death, sin or salvation. The Lord, the Word made flesh, sets before us a choice: to save our life or lose it. To save our lives we must […]
Saturday 14 February
Sts. Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bishop Genesis 3:9-24; Psalm: 90; Mark 8:1-10 Obedience to Christ Human disobedience corrupts the goodness of God’s creation, turning God’s blessing into a curse. The intimacy between God and humanity is sundered and humanity experiences hardship, pain and death – the effects of such a separation from God the source […]
Tuesday 10 February
St. Scholastica (Memorial) Genesis 1:20-2:4; Psalm: 8; Mark 7:1-13 Life and goodness God made creation for the life and well-being of all existence. Made in the image of God, human beings are given the task of caring for God’s creation with God’s life-giving and well-being intention in mind. Exploitation for selfish ends is contrary to […]
Friday 6 February
Waitangi Day Hebrews 13:1-8; Psalm: 27; Mark 6:14-29 Herod and Christ There is no greater contrast than that between Herod and Christ. The worldly Herod symbolizes all that is death-dealing; Christ all that is life-giving. The choice between Herod and Christ is the choice between the death of the spirit and eternal life. To choose […]
Wednesday 4 February
Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15; Psalm: 103; Mark 6:1-6 Suffering teaches endurance Suffering is part of life. While we do not welcome suffering, it can strengthen our resolve to persevere in faith and goodness. After all, Jesus too experienced suffering. He experienced rejection but did not stop preaching the Good News. We, too, are called to persevere […]
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