Tag Archive for ‘good’
Monday 6 February
Waitangi Day Genesis 1:1-19; Psalm 104; Mark 6:53-56 Waitangi The celebration of Waitangi Day and commemoration of signing the Treaty provide us with a special opportunity to pray for our country. We pray that we may live together in peace and happiness. We also thank God for the many treasures with which our land is […]
Sunday 5 February
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Isaiah 58:7-10; Psalm 112; 1 Corinthians 2:1-5; Matthew 5:13-16 God’s honour It is good to see athletes and sports stars bless themselves and gesture to the heavens when they enter a contest or score a goal. They are acknowledging that their athletic skills and their successes are a gift from […]
Can You Bear It?
Three gentlemen were all born the same year and decided to go to lunch together to celebrate turning 50. They decided to go out to the local German restaurant because it was near to where they worked. The next time they decided to celebrate turning 60 years old and decided to go to the local […]
Wednesday 18 January
Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17; Psalm 109:1-4; Mark 3:1-6 Merciful like the Father Once again Jesus challenges the norms of his time and shows that the key to true faith is not legalism but doing the right thing. The Year of Mercy may be formally over but the message of it continues: ‘To be merciful like the Father.’ […]
Tuesday 17 January
SAINT ANTHONY, ABBOT Hebrews 6:10-20; Psalm 110:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10;Mark 2:23-28 A clear focus The Pharisees have a point in today’s Gospel: the disciples shouldn’t be picking ears of corn on the Sabbath. Actually, there were many things that the disciples–and everyone else – should not be doing on the Sabbath, because it was a […]
Saturday 10 December
Ecclesiasticus 48:1-4, 9-11; Psalm 80; Matthew17: 10-13 Visit us God Today’s Psalm: ‘O shepherd of Israel hear us, shine forth from your cherubim throne. God of hosts, turn again we implore. Look down from heaven and see. Visit this vine and protect it.’ As I read this Psalm, I am struck by the verbs used […]
Tuesday 8 November
Titus 2:1-8,11-14; Ps 37; Luke 17:7-10 Ambition The message from scripture today is that we should only be ambitious to do good without reward. Paul continues his description of a good leader, but the punch line is ‘we must be self-restrained and live good and religious lives here in this present world, while we are […]
Saturday 29 October
Philippians 1:18-26, Ps.42, Luke 14:1,7-11 The right place at table Jesus chose his teachings well. At a meal in the house of a leading Pharisee, he talked about people who wanted places of honour. I’ll bet that gave them indigestion. Compare this with St Paul’s writing to the Philippians. Paul was so in love with […]
Thursday 27 October
Ephesians 6:10-20, Ps.144, Luke 13:31-35 The mother hen In our tradition, where masculine and feminine roles are clearly defined, it is good to go back to the gospels and see the wholeness of Jesus. Even his birth indicates this balance. He was man born of woman without masculine intervention, spiritually holding both as one. This […]
Tuesday 11 October
Galatians 5:1-6, Ps.119T, Luke 11:37-41 A good telling off Sometimes Jesus’ language seems a bit harsh. It is good to remember that in Aramaic, strong statements were not about exaggeration or careless language. The degree of exaggeration represented the degree of importance. When Jesus said we should remove the plank from our own eye before […]
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