Tag Archive for ‘life’
Monday 26 May
Acts 16:11-15, Ps 149, John 1:26-16:4 Men and women Lydia from Thyatira was a woman seeking truth and life and was a member of a women’s group who met on a regular basis. Paul’s faith and message connected with her and so she asked him to baptize not just her but everyone in her home. […]
Monday 19 May
Acts 14:5-18, Ps 115, John 14:21-26 Love me – keep my word. Jesus is the Word of God. He knows this – his whole life is a response to the love and mission of his Father. What about you? How about sitting with this text for 20 minutes in silence. Asking God what his word […]
Monday 12 May
Acts:11:1-18, Ps 42, John 10:11-18 I will lay down my life says the Good Shepherd Archbishop Oscar Romero looked at the body of the young priest that he had mentored and said: “When I looked at Rutilio lying there dead, I thought: if they killed him for doing what he did, then I too have […]
Tuesday 6 May
Acts 7:51-8:1, Ps 31, John 6:30-35 Food for life . Jesus says “I am the bread of life”. It’s not just about the Sacrament of Eucharist. Jesus is speaking of how all that he is – his whole life, his actions, his stories, his self giving, his words all lead us to wholeness/holiness. It’s an […]
Saturday 3 May
1 Corinthians 15:1-8, Ps 19A, John 14 6-9 Keep to the left or the right? In September we vote in the General election and our elected representatives are warming up already. As followers of Jesus we hear him say to us “I am the Way; I am Truth and Life”. Lets begin considering those who […]
A Busy Life
When Jesus spoke to the Pharisees in Mark 7:6 and accused them—how rightly Isaiah prophesied about you hypocrites—He could have been potentially referring to us. After all, like the Pharisees, we’re human. From way back then to now, rich or poor, we all share the same human condition, the human heart, our inner self that […]
Thursday 10 April
Genesis 17:3-9, Ps 105, John 8:51-59 The word gives life Jesus is the Word of God. In Jesus we see God and through his teachings we learn about God. His word, given to us in the gospels, reveals God’s love for us and his teachings are a source of life for us. Jesus himself is […]
Friday 4 April
Wisdom 2:1, 12-22, Ps 34, John 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 The face of God Our search for God, to know God, is a life task. “Who is God?” and “Who am I?” are two questions that never go away. The answers unfold, layer by layer, as we make the journey of life. There is always something […]
The Beauty of Life
It takes a village to make a man. A sense of purpose to let life rest in God’s hands. And just as it requires struggle for a butterfly to emerge from its cocoon; the butterfly’s wings would never grow strong should we intervene in nature far too soon. For without tears and struggle and letting […]
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