Tag Archive for ‘good’
Tuesday 30 June
Genesis 19:15-29, Ps 26, Matthew 8:23-27 Jesus, our help The disciples must have been full of fear when they encountered the storm on the lake. They probably couldn’t swim, there would have been no life jackets. All of their safety was in Jesus. When asked, he calmed the storm for them. Things often swirl around […]
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 […]
Friday 19 June
2 Corinthians 11:18,21-30, Ps 34, Matthew 6:19-23 True riches What are these treasures in heaven that Jesus today asks us to store up? We know we can’t take anything with us when we die. Maybe they are the gold of kindness, the diamonds of compassion, the rubies of friendship and the pearls of joyfulness. It […]
Wednesday 17 June
2 Corinthians 9:6-11, Ps 112, Matthew 6:1-6,16-18 The quiet helper Many people go about quietly doing good without other people knowing. Unobtrusively they give time and energy to reach out to those less fortunate. This is the Christian way, not to trumpet our good works to others. It means to truly serve others for their […]
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 […]
Wednesday 10 June
2 Corinthians 3:4-11, Ps 99, Matthew 5:17-19. Good laws All laws, including the laws of God are there to protect and guide us. Because of this they are important and should be kept. They are however not an end in themselves. They are there so that we as a people can live in harmony with […]
Monday 1 June
St Justin Tobit 1:3,2:1-8, Ps 111, Mark 12:1-12 The kingdom of God is not of our own making, it is God working in our world. He does so in ways we don’t even understand. It is not for us to limit God and keep him at a distance. Rather he wants us to open our […]
Wednesday 20 May
Acts 20:28-38, Ps. 68, John 17:11-19 Giving Paul quotes a saying of Jesus that if not recorded in the Gospels, it must have been a word-of-mouth phrase passed on: “There is more happiness in giving than in receiving.” While we do express our gratitude for, say, birthday gifts; this saying of Jesus should prompt our […]
Monday 4 May
Acts 14:5-18, Ps. 115, John 14:21-26 Make our home with you “…turn to the living God.” To the Lord “give glory for my sake of your love and your truth”. Keep my word (said Jesus) and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him. By grace let the divine Presence of the […]
Monday 16th March
Isaiah 65:17-21, Ps. 30, John4:43-54 The man believed what Jesus said and started on his way. To believe in someone requires a personal decision to give that person my trust, choosing to follow their way in my daily actions. I might say I believe healthy eating is good. But I only believe in healthy eating, […]
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