Tag Archive for ‘life’
Monday 26 January
Sts Timothy and Titus, Bps. Timothy 1:1-8 or Titus 1:1-5, Ps.96, Luke 10:1-9 Going Out Jesus didn’t ask his followers to bring anyone into a church. He didn’t have one to bring them into. Rather he sent them out to the wider community to teach and to heal. We tend to seek to bring people […]
Monday 19 January
Hebrews 5:1-10, Ps.110, Mark 2:18-22 What’s New? The older we get the more we are likely to think there is no longer anything “new” to be discovered in our spiritual journey. How wrong can we be! Today’s Gospel reminds us of the “new-ness” of the Gospel! No matter how long we live, no matter how […]
Thursday 15 January
Hebrews 3:7-14, Ps.95, Mark 1:40-45 When We’re Down There are times in life when we feel pretty disappointed with ourselves, only too aware of our failures, our weaknesses, our inadequacy. Prayer becomes difficult because we can’t help but think that God is just as disappointed in us as we are. But Jesus revealed that God […]
Saturday 3 January
1John 2:29-3:6, Ps.98, John 1:29-34 The Lamb of God Today’s Gospel presents another Jesus – perhaps the definitive one: the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. The sacrificial Jesus who, in his love for me, suffered and died so that I would be forgiven – Jesus, my saviour. I owe […]
Monday 22 December
1 Sam. 1:24-28, Psalm 1 Sam 2:1,4-8, Luke 1:46-56 Babies We’re given a child for such a short time. We can influence their spiritual life, and build their character, so they might help make a better world. Soon they are adults. Then we must set them free. Hannah gave her son, Samuel, back to God. […]
Friday 12 December
OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE Isaiah 48:17-19, Psalm 1, Matt. 11:16-19 The commandments. Some have never heard of them. Can we recite them? Do we live by them? There are those who consider them a weird collection of ancient laws, designed to take all fun out of life. They sneer at believers. Yet as we view […]
Wednesday 10 December
Isaiah 40:25-31, Psalm 103, Matt. 11:28-30 God’s greatness Who made the stars and calls each by name? The whole earth and all in it? Our God, so powerful, so strong, so much vigour, so loving. As we pray to him, year in and year out, we perhaps become too familiar. We forget his immensity of […]
Friday 5 December
Isaiah 29:17-24, Psalm 27, Matt. 9:27-31 Lift up your hearts The theme continues – trust in God, have faith that Jesus IS God. The small frustrations in life are minor, compared to others’ woes. Whether we are missionaries among strangers, police, students, service workers or retired, each of us has a daily pattern of duties. […]
Monday 1 December
1st week in Advent, Year B Isaiah 2:1-5, Psalm 122, Matt. 8:5-11 A promise ‘Faith will see many from east and west seated in heaven.’ God’s promise. All three readings mention heaven. Our promised destination. So we should see God in every person we meet. They may see God in us. The situations we find […]
Saturday 29 November
Apocalypse 22:1-7; Psalm 95; Luke 21: 34-36 Freedom is found in God Why does our Lord constantly stress that we must be on our guard all the time, praying for the strength to stay in God’s favour despite the adversity? Why does he want us to free ourselves from everything except love? It must only […]
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