Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Monday 16 April
Acts 6:8-15; Ps 119; John 6:22-29 Spread the good news They ask “What can we do to accomplish the works of God?” Should we ask the same question of ourselves? Encourage someone who has left the faith to return or someone who has shown interest. Support our religious in their work. Pray for those serving […]
Sunday 8 April
Second Sunday of Easter Acts 4:32-35; 1 John 5:1-6; Ps 118; John 20:19-31 Have faith Like others, Thomas would not believe what they were telling him about Jesus. He wanted proof – a most tangible proof. Jesus appears once again and no longer is Thomas a doubter; “My Lord and my God!” We have been […]
Sunday 25 February
SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18; Psalm 116; Romans 8:31-34; Mark 9:2-10 Faith must grow The disciples, Peter, James and John, were privileged to witness Jesus transfigured in glory, but how easy it is for us to become bedazzled by the wondrous. That is why Jesus warns Peter, James and John not to […]
Sunday 7 January
The Epiphany of the Lord Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Epiphany – the manifestation of Christ The Magi were gentiles, but they followed the star with simple faith and were filled with delight. Finding the child with his mother Mary and falling on their knees, they offered him gifts. I pray […]
Wednesday 20 December
Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24; Luke1:26-38 Saying ‘yes’ In today’s Gospel we are taken back to the meeting that led to the Christmas event. Mary meets the angel who announces to her that she is to bear the Saviour. For Mary, it must have been a confusing yet faith-filled experience. She questioned the angel as to […]
Monday 18 December
Jeremiah 23:5-8; Psalm 72; Matthew 1:18-24 Honourable Joseph Joseph was a man of faith and prepared to take Mary as his wife even though this was going against Jewish religious convention. He did the right thing even though it may have brought him ridicule and shame. Doing or speaking up about what is right is […]
Saturday 16 December
Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4, 9-11; Psalm 80; Matthew 17:10-13 Joy and sadness All those who witness to the truth will suffer. Those who speak for the truth in our own day also suffer. From the time of the prophets until now, to call people to repent and believe in the good news means persecution and even violence. […]
Friday 15 December
Isaiah 48:17-19; Psalm 1; Matthew 11:16-19 Slow to believe As human beings, we can be a distracted and disgruntled lot at times. Christ experienced this in his own time and so do we. No matter what the Lord does for us, we can be slow to fully believe the message of the good news he […]
Monday 4 December
Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Matthew 8:5-11 Christ comes for all Isaiah makes a prophecy that all the nations of the earth will stream to the mountain of the Lord. The Centurion in today’s Gospel represents all people who have faith in Christ. Christ comes for each of us – to be part of the totality […]
Saturday 2 December
Daniel 7:15–27; Daniel 3:82–87; Luke 1:34-36 Last call To try and be ‘awake’ and ‘alert’ in the practice of our faith can be a bit difficult at times if we have been living it for many years. But it is important that we stay awake so that we don’t fall into bad habits and old […]
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