Tag Archive for ‘healing’
Sunday 1 July
THIRTEENTH WEEK ORDINARY TIME Wisdom 1:13-15, 2:23-24; Psalm 30; 2 Corinthians 8:7-9, 13-15; Mark 5:21-43 Jesus increase my faith In Mark’s Gospel we see Jesus defying the norms of his society to reach out to heal. The woman with the haemorrhage would have been considered perpetually unclean according to the laws of purity (Lev 15:25-30) but […]
Saturday 30 June
Lamentations 2:2,10-14,18-19, Psalm 74, Matthew 8:5-17 At the feet of Jesus The reflections this month have stayed with Jesus, and we, like Mary sister of Martha, have sat at his feet, a term used when a disciple was learning from a master. Because every disciple is different, your reflections may have been different from mine. […]
Tuesday 19 June
1 Kings 21:17-29, Psalm 51, Matthew 5:43-48 Double healing To love our neighbour sounds reasonable as long as that neighbour is a friend. But what about an enemy? How can we love that person who raises our blood pressure? Is Jesus making love of an enemy a commandment? Well, yes, he is. He repeats the […]
Friday 25 May
James 5:9-12; Psalm 103; Mark 10:1-12 Compassion and love Living together can be difficult. James reminds us not to complain about each other and Jesus is questioned about the human situation of marriage breakdown. Perhaps our best hope is shown in the psalm: “my soul, give thanks to the Lord … and never forget his […]
Sunday 13 May
ASCENSION OF THE LORD Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 47; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20 Hope of his call Proclaim the Good News to all creation! What a challenge this is. But we have the promise of Jesus’ presence and power with us to live as believers and to proclaim his name. Jesus has promised that signs and […]
Friday 23 March
Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 18:2-7; John 10:31-42 The Lord is at my side The prophet Jeremiah and Jesus suffered rejection from the religious people of their day. The unbelieving Jews denounced Jeremiah for his uncompromising fidelity to God’s covenant; and denounced Jesus for blasphemy “because he says ‘I am the Son of God’.” Their minds and […]
Thursday 8 March
ST JOHN OF GOD, RELIGIOUS (OPTIONAL) Jeremiah 7:23-28; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; Luke 11:14-23 Harden not your hearts God spoke to the Jewish people through his Prophet Jeremiah: “ ‘Listen to my voice, then I will be your God and you will be my people.’ … But they did not listen, they did not pay attention.” […]
Monday 29 January
2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30, 16:5-13; Psalm 3; Mark 5:1-20 Nothing can separate us from the love of God At times our world seems to be in chaos. Occasionally that turmoil is experienced within. We may feel anxious, hopeless and unloved. Those caring for us share our pain. Today’s Gospel tells us that not even the […]
Friday 12 January
1 Samuel 8:4-8, 10-22; Psalm 89; Mark 2:1-12 Jesus is full of surprises The grass is greener on the other side of the fence. So they say! Isn’t it amazing that we often want what other people have. In today’s first reading, Samuel is getting old, so the people ask for a king to lead […]
Thursday 11 January
1 Samuel 4:1-11; Psalm 44; Mark 1:40-45 Have you had a good day? Sometimes we don’t have such a good day. The Israelites in our first reading had a couple of bad days. In our gospel today the leper has a happy day, with Jesus feeling sorry for him and saying “Be cured!” Perhaps I’m […]
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