Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Theology Books
“There is a time for everything, a time for every occupation under heaven: a time for giving birth, a time for dying, a time for planting, a time for uprooting what has been planted. a time for keeping, a time for letting go. There is a season for everything.” […]
Wednesday 26 August
1.Thessalonians 2:9-13; Ps .139; Matthew 23:27-32 Pray for Grace Grace is the presence and action of God in our lives. It is this we must pray for, calling upon the Holy Spirit to support us in the way we live our faith so we avoid the traps of pretence and false practice. Keep us safe, […]
Sunday 23 August
Joshua 24:1-2,15-18; Ps 34; Ephesians 5: 21-32; John 6:60-69 Nurture faith Peter’s gift of faith is profound. He knows, because he listens to God, that Jesus truly is the Holy One God has sent to share the message of eternal life. Our opportunity to grow and nurture our faith can be just like Peter’s because […]
Monday 3 August
Numbers 11:4-15; Ps 81; Matthew 14:13-21 God never stops caring for us Jesus never disappoints people who seek him. He could have ducked for cover when he discovered a great crowd waiting for him when he was worn out and wanted some peace with his friends – but he didn’t. He welcomed them and showed […]
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 3 July
St Thomas, Apostle Ephesians 2: 19-22, Psalm 117, John 20:24-29 My Lord and my God Much has been made of “doubting Thomas.” He was the apostle who could not believe stories about the risen Jesus: he had to see the evidence for himself. Once, I saw this as weakness because I’d been taught that doubt […]
Monday 29 June
Sts Peter and Paul Acts 12:1-11, Ps 34, 2Timothy 4:6-8,17-18, Matthew 16:13-19 The successor of Peter today, Pope Francis, is telling us to go out like Paul into the world. However we can we should make Christ more known and loved. In everything we do we should know that Christ stands with us. In whoever […]
Saturday 27 June
Genesis 18:1-15, Response – Luke1:46-50, 53-55, Matthew 8:5-17 The centurion’s faith Jesus can only act in our life if we allow him to. We have to invite him under our roof and into the house of our lives. We need to sit with him and let him see how we truly live. This was the […]
Thursday 25 June
Genesis 16:1-12,15-16, Ps 106, Matthew 7:21-29 Hearers and doers The meaning of words and ideas are often best understood through examples. We hear the Word of God regularly. It is always best understood by others when we see the example of others living it. When we try and put God’s word into action in our […]
Thursday 11 June
St Barnabas, Apostle Acts 11:21-26;13:1-3, Ps 98, Matthew 10:7-13 Barnabas was one of the first converts to Christianity, elected as an Apostle to replace Judas Iscariot. As a follower of Christ he set off with Paul to preach the good news. From his preaching and that of all the Apostles, we have received our own […]
Entries(RSS)