Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Sunday 27 January
THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Nehemiah 8:2-6, 8-10; Psalm 18 (19) 8-10, 15; 1 Corinthians 12:12-30; Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21 Freedom Today’s Gospel has Jesus beginning his ministry. He is full of the Spirit. The Spirit leads him to teach, enlighten, heal and free people. This is happening among us now. We can hear the word […]
Wednesday 23 January
Hebrews 7:1-3, 15-17; Psalm 109 (110):1-4; Mark 3:1-6 Healing A withered hand. The Lord intervenes. The hand is restored. He was grieved at their hardness of heart. Perhaps it is time to renew our faith in the compassion of Jesus. We can let his compassion touch whatever in us is withered or dry or useless. […]
Wednesday 16 January
Hebrews 2:14-18; Psalm 104 (105):1-4, 6-9; Mark 1:29-39 Humanity of Jesus Jesus became one of us. He is like us, he is close to us. We can be close to him, we can even identify with him. Because Jesus is fully human, God has come so close to humanity and to each one of us. […]
Tuesday 15 January
Hebrews 2:5-12; Psalm 8:2, 5-9; Mark 1:21-28 Remembering Jesus calls us his brothers and sisters. We all have the one Father. This simple truth needs to be centre-stage in our lives. We can call God ‘Father,’ just as Jesus did. We are all brothers and sisters, sons and daughters of the One Loving Father. May […]
Friday 11 January
1 John 5:5-13; Psalm 147:12-15, 19-20; Luke 5:12-16 Prayer Luke often reminds us that Jesus was a man of prayer. He would withdraw to deserted places and pray. It is good to stop and note how we are praying. How often? How long? Where? Why? How? The Spirit of Jesus will guide us here so […]
Saturday 5 January
1 John 3:11-21; Psalm 99 (100); John 1:43-51 Seeing Once again Jesus talks about us. We will see greater things than these. We will see the power of the Risen Lord in the lives of people, we will see signs of the Spirit in the lives of those about us. We will see God’s love […]
Thursday 3 January
1 John 2:29-3:6; Psalm 97 (98): 1, 3-6; John 1:29-34 The Spirit John recognises the Spirit descending on Jesus like a dove. The same Spirit descends on people today to enlighten and strengthen them. How blest we are when we can recognise the signs of the action of the Spirit in those about us. So […]
Monday 31 December
1 John 2:18-21; Psalm 95 (96):1-2, 11-13; John 1:1-18 The Word became flesh Surprisingly, in the prologue, Jesus did not become ‘a man’ in the sense of a male person, or even ‘a human person,’ but ‘flesh’ (sarx). ‘Flesh’ links the incarnation of Jesus with, not only human persons, but with all living creatures. ‘Flesh’ […]
Saturday 29 December
1 John 2:3-11; Psalm 95 (96):1-3, 5-6; Luke 2:22-35 To recognise Jesus When Hannah brought Samuel to the sanctuary of the temple to present him to God, she was greeted by the aged Eli. So, too, when his faithful Jewish parents present Jesus there, they are greeted by the aged Simeon and Anna. Guided by […]
Friday 28 December
Feast of the Holy Innocents 1 John 1:5-2:2; Psalm 123 (124):2-5, 7-8; Matthew 2:13-18 Biblical faith Fear and death loom when Herod sought the new-born Jesus. The family of Jesus is forced to ‘escape.’ This verb is repeated in 2:12, 13, 14, and again, when, after returning from Egypt, the family ‘escape’ to Galilee (v.22). […]
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