Tag Archive for ‘faith’
Friday 14 November
2 John 4-9; Psalm 119A; Luke 17:26-37 Jesus warns his listeners to not be caught off guard when that day arrives. It will arrive sometime, and our responsibility – our great pleasure – is to be prepared for that day. Holy Spirit, dear companion and guide, thank you for the gift of knowledge that enlightens […]
Monday 10 November
Titus 1:1-9; Psalm 24; Luke 17: 1-6 Set a good example One of the worst things we can do is to lead others into sinful ways. Therefore, we need to think about ourselves and the example we offer others if we are to avoid falling into this habit – and if we do so, to […]
Thursday 6 November
Philippians 3:3-8; Psalm 105; Luke 15:1-10 Rejoice and be glad We love opportunities to celebrate. Even when we don’t know those involved, we are glad to hear of tragedies and misfortunes being averted. When these events happen to people we know and love our pleasure and thankfulness seems endless. Dear Lord, may I help find […]
Sunday 2 November
All Souls Day : Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 27; Romans 5:5-11; Matthew 11:25-30 Be like a child Jesus wants us to practise our faith in God with childlike simplicity. There is no need for us to prove anything except that we put him, rather than ourselves, first, trust him and […]
Friday 24 October
Ephesians 4:1-6; Ps 24; Luke 12:54-59 Living selflessly Jesus seems to be saying that ‘the signs of the times’ are so obvious that we must be stupid not to understand what’s going on in the world. Many of the world’s ills stem from failure to adhere to the Lord’s teachings and values – obvious to […]
Sunday 19 October
TWENTY NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME WORLD MISSION DAY Isaiah 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5; Matthew 22:15-21 God is everything The Pharisees were right when they declared Jesus to be ‘an honest man, teaching the way of God in an honest way’. They flattered him in a malicious and vain attempt to trick […]
Tuesday 14 October
Galatians 5:1-6; Ps 119T; Luke 11:37-41 Living faith We are to resist ‘the yoke of slavery’ that is sin; to live in ‘faith that makes its power felt through love’. A sign of such love is the generosity with which we help the less fortunate in our society. The goodness of our hearts is demonstrated […]
Monday 13 October
Galatians 4:22-24, 26-27, 31-5:1; Ps 113; Luke 11:29-32 Doubt and faith ‘Miracles, if produced on demand, can sabotage the faith they were meant to strengthen. For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary; for those who must doubt, no miracle is sufficient’ [Nancy Gibbs]. We praise and thank God who has ‘raised the lowly from […]
Saturday 11 October
Galatians 3:22-29; Ps 105; Luke 11:27-28 Clothed in Christ We are all ‘children of God through faith in Jesus Christ … clothed in Christ’. As such, we are called to ‘hear the word of God and keep it’. By the patent goodness of our lives lived in obedience to God’s word, we are to ‘tell […]
Monday 22 September
Proverbs 3: 27-34; Psalm15; Luke 8: 16-18 Peppercorns These two parables are peppercorns –– short and sharp. All believers must be lamps, sharing their faith at all times by the way they live and when appropriate by sharing their beliefs with others. All believers must cherish Christian truth, strive to deepen their understanding of it […]
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