Tag Archive for ‘community’
Monday 2 May
Sixth Week of Easter Acts 16:11-15, Ps 149, John 15:26-16:4 ‘Come and stay’ Lydia is a woman for our time. A businesswoman and head of her household, she heard the Word of God and responded generously. She persuaded Paul to accept her hospitality, making her home the first worshipping community in the region. Lydia was […]
Wednesday 20 April
Acts 12:24-13:5; Ps 67; John 12:44-50 Free to say ‘yes’ The early communities of disciples were constantly changing and growing. Our own faith communities today are also dynamic and that can be challenging. Change – in terms of personnel and ways of doing things – can be difficult. The Holy Spirit, as with the church […]
Monday 18 April
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42; John 10:1-10 A living community of believers The early believers had great difficulties in working out their relationships with non-Jews. Peter helped them to see, through his own experiences, that the Holy Spirit was guiding them to a new and deeper understanding of what the ‘community of believers’ meant. Guided by […]
Tuesday 5 April
Acts 4:32-37; Ps 93; John 3:7-15 United in faith The picture of the early Christian community we see in the first reading is a very powerful one. They supported each other; they looked after each other; they were united in their belief. We, too, are called to build such a unity in our own faith […]
Monday 12 October
Romans 1:1-7, Ps 98, Luke 11:29-32 Belonging “By God’s call you belong to Jesus Christ.”(Romans) Recently I went to the baptism of a baby. It was a community celebration of parish, family and friends. I heard the word “belong” many times. The baby wore a family christening gown – belonging to his family. We all […]
Tuesday 25 August
1.Thessalonians 2:1-8; Ps 139; Matthew 23:23-26 Give service How well Jesus understood people. How we can be misled by appearances, the rituals, the rules about the how to live Godly lives, while overlooking the reality: to love one another, to help each other, to engage with God in our hearts, to love him even when […]
Wednesday 8 July
Genesis 41:55-57, 42:5-7,17-24, Psalm 33, Matthew 10:1-7 Freely you have received, freely give. When Jesus begins his mission, his first act is to gather a band of friends around him. Even God’s son did not work alone. What does that tell us about the importance of being part of a faith community? The history of […]
Friday 22 May
Acts 25:13-21, Ps. 103, John 21:15-19 In expectancy We are waiting to celebrate the Coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Let us be expectant as was the community of apostles and disciples in Jerusalem. Let us invite the Holy Spirit to strengthen and support us in our living of a Christian life. May we […]
Monday 27 April
Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42; John 10:1- 10 Sharing the gift The first Christians struggled with their relationship with non-Jewish people. St Peter gives the lead in this matter and shows how their understanding grew and changed under the influence of the Holy Spirit. It was not easy for them to make this change in thinking. […]
Reading a Church
Part 2: The Entrance When you step through the doorway of a church you are leaving the outer-world behind and entering an inner world. The outside world is a fair place abounding in life and activity, but also a place with a mingling of the base and ugly. It is a sort of market place, […]
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