Tag Archive for ‘Genesis’
Friday 2 July
Genesis 23:1-4,19, 24:1-8,62-67, Psalm 106, Matthew 9:9-13 Mercy for sinners and outcasts Matthew abandoned a lucrative but disreputable job to follow Jesus. He was despised by ‘good’ society. The Pharisees were indignant that Jesus mixed with the wrong crowd. Do we let Jesus shock us as we hear, “It is not the healthy who need […]
Thursday 1 July
Genesis 22:1-19, Psalm115, Matthew 9:1-8 Going deeper with God Abraham received innumerable blessings, but was he valuing the gift more than the giver? In this passage he proves willing to surrender even his son, the promise of future generations, to God. Then God provides something unexpected, freeing, and life-giving; a ram to sacrifice in Isaac’s […]
Wednesday 30 June
Genesis 21:5, 8-20; Ps 34; Matthew 8:28-34 Good and evil There is considerable evil in the world, but people are sceptical about the existence of evil forces. Evil beings are portrayed using naïve or comical images and names which make belief in them appear preposterous. But literature is full of stories about the struggle between […]
Monday June 28
St Irenaeus (M) Genesis 18:16-33; Ps103; Matthew 8:18-22 The journey never ends It is unlikely that someone whose father had just died would be down the road listening to an itinerant preacher. More likely, the man meant he could not follow because he had an obligation to bury his father when, in the future, he […]
Saturday 26 June
Genesis 18:1-15; Canticle of Mary, Luke 1:46-55; Matthew 8:5-17 Let God be God Jesus cured many people. But he did not take all sicknesses away or carry all our diseases for us. Is it just a lack of faith that prevents miracles? Imagine a world in which God automatically agreed to every request for a […]
Friday 25 June
Genesis 17:1, 9-10,15-22; Ps 128; Matthew 8:1-4 Of course I want to? While miracles happen, we know Jesus does not always respond by saying, “of course I want to.” Jesus added the rider, “not my will but your will be done,” when he pleaded in the garden. We could well do the same. We are […]
Wednesday 23 June
Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18; Ps 105; Matthew 7:15-20 Hero to zero The trees in the orchard of humanity are not perfect. Sound trees do sometimes produce unpalatable fruit. Popular opinion is quick to condemn a good person because of a single mistake; hero to zero. Everyone has to accept the consequences of their behaviour. But a […]
Tuesday June 22
Genesis 13:2, 5-18; Ps 15; Matthew 7:6, 12-14 Listen before you speak Before providing answers, it is a good idea to find out what the question is. Zealous evangelisers sometimes forget this. How would you feel if a stranger started to tell you how you should live your life. If you treat others as you […]
Monday 21 June
St Aloysius Gonzaga (M) Genesis 12:1-9; Ps 33; Matthew 7:1-5 Who am I to judge? You have to know a person well before you have any chance of knowing what their motives are. All we can see are the externals. What may even be a crime may not be a sin. The latter requires a […]
Friday 5 March
Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; Psalm 105; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 If the shoe fits… Joseph – abducted and sold by his brothers for profit. The landowner’s servants, then his own son, are killed that others may advance… Men and women used like slaves without freedom or not given a living wage so that others will gain. […]
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