Tag Archive for ‘grace’
Friday 18 May
Acts 25:13-21; Psalm 103; John 21:15-19 Restored and forgiven When trust has been betrayed it can take a long time to restore and sometimes the relationship is never fully the same again. Jesus shows that he fully accepts the contrition of Simon Peter by trusting him with the greatest of responsibilities. How do I relate […]
Saturday 24 March
Ezekiel 37:21-28; Canticle of Jeremiah 31:10-13; John 11:45-57 I shall rescue them … I shall cleanse them Jesus rested with his disciples in Ephraim before entering Jerusalem. Meanwhile, “the Chief Priests and Pharisees called a meeting. … From that day they were determined to kill him.” Their evil plans are subsumed into God’s plan! Jesus […]
Wednesday 21 March
Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; Canticle of Daniel 3:52-56; John 8:31-42 Make my word your home The three young men in the fiery furnace entrusted themselves to the God of Israel’s protection and are saved. In the Gospel, the crowd claimss Abraham and God as their father, yet reject Jesus as the Son of the Father. […]
Saturday 3 March
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Psalm 103:1-4, 9-12; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 The Lord is kind and merciful Today’s readings celebrate the loving mercy of God. In the story of the two sons, Jesus teaches us that our Father will never abandon us even when we abandon him. He’s always out looking for us to come to our […]
Friday 23 February
MEMORIAL OF ST. POLYCARP Ezekiel 18:21-28; Psalm 130; Matthew 5:20-26 Try to be reconciled God welcomes back the repentant sinner, but the righteous person who turns from good to do evil is justly condemned for the evil that is done. That is why, in our Gospel reading, Jesus strongly encourages us to be reconciled with […]
Monday 8 January
The Baptism of the Lord Isaiah 55:1-11; Response: Isaiah 12:2-6; 1 John 5:1-9, Mark 1:7-11 My favour rests on you Can you recall a moment in your life which proved to be a ‘game-changer’? Mine was the day I chose to offer myself for the priesthood. The village carpenter from Nazareth saw his cousin John […]
Friday 27 October
Romans 7:18-25; Psalm 119H; Luke 12: 54-59 Reach deeply One of the prayers we are to treasure is our simple pause before eating as we pray grace. All is gift, including the food we can share. Sometimes we eat on the run and forget to pause and then fail to recall the giftedness of it […]
Wednesday 25 October
Romans 6: 12-18; Psalm 124; Luke 12:39-48 Surprised by God Our life of prayer prepares our hearts in being sensitive to the presence of God in our midst. In our gospel for today, Jesus again reminds his listeners about a readiness to receive the Son of Man. This is about an openness to being surprised […]
Friday 6 October
Baruch 1: 15- 22 ; Psalm 79; Luke 10:13- 16 Supple hearts To keep our hearts supple, that is to be flexible, to be moved by the grace of Jesus, so that we can be transformed even more deeply than we already are. Jesus critiques these two cities because of their stubbornness and audacity to […]
Thursday 21 September
St Matthew Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-13, Psalm 19A, Matthew 9:9-13 Tuning into grace It is through grace that I come to know my unique part in building up the body of Christ on earth. It is so easy to go with the cultural flow of community life and its collective good works never giving a thought […]
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