Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Saturday 9 December
Isaiah 30:19-26; Psalm 147A; Matthew 9:35-10:1, 6-8 Be the healer Healing can take many forms — physical, emotional or spiritual. Whatever may ail us, Jesus makes it clear that he wants to bring healing to us. He does it through sending out his disciples to heal and restore people to health. Let’s pray for doctors, […]
Thursday 7 December
St Ambrose Isaiah 26:1-6; Psalm 118; Matthew 7:21,24-27 Just do it In the challenging gospel of today we are asked by Jesus to not just listen to what he says to us, but to do it. We are invited to look at the reality of our own lives and relationships and see what needs healing, […]
Christmas Homecoming
‘Homecoming’ is a word we often associate with Christmas, as families gather, re-connect and celebrate. There is something warming about the thought of homecoming, something settling, something healing and wholesome. In September 2017, the United Nations’ Refugee Agency reported that there are 65.6 million people forcibly displaced worldwide, there are 22.5 million refugees, 10 million […]
Wednesday 29 November
Daniel 5:1-6, 13-14, 16-17, 23-28; Canticle Daniel 3:4-6; Luke 21:12-19 What about martyrdom? Being a Christian in Aotearoa New Zealand can be relatively comfortable. Being a martyr – a real one! – isn’t the threat that it is in some other countries, even today. Sometimes, though, putting others and their needs ahead of my own […]
Saturday 25 November
1 Maccabees 6:1-13; Psalm 9; Luke 20:27-40 A place for you When I meet someone who doesn’t believe in life after death, it starts me thinking! I remember the promise of Jesus, “I have prepared a place for you.” And I think of a place where everyone is happy – perfectly! – and equal, and […]
Saturday 18 November
Wisdom 18:14-16, 19:6-9; Psalm 105; Luke 18:1-8 Pray An uncle of mine used to talk about ‘God-bothering!’ It was his word for praying. The parable Jesus tells about the woman and the judge encourages us to be constant and determined in our prayer, and not to lose heart. The woman wanted justice – she wanted […]
Tuesday 14 November
Wisdom 2:23-3:9; Psalm 34; Luke 17: 7-10 In the hands of God In this month of the Holy Souls, we recall the good people gone before us. They are the virtuous, as the Book of Wisdom describes them. They are in the hands of God. He has found them worthy. In the words of Jesus […]
Friday 10 November
Pope St Leo the Great Romans 15:14-21; Psalm 98; Luke 16:1-8 Be creative It seems strange for Jesus to praise the steward who seemed to cheat his master. Perhaps, though, the debts were so great that a good discount was the best chance of having them paid! The steward’s motive wasn’t the best – but […]
Come and See — Really See — Jesus, and Have Life (2)
A recurring invitation in St John’s Gospel: We encounter Jesus again in Chapter 11 as the source of life, and His seeking to be believed in, to be really seen as such. Jesus’ friend Lazarus had died before He and His disciples had reached Bethany, where Lazarus and his sisters Martha and Mary lived. On […]
Tuesday 31 October
Romans 8:18-25; Psalm 126; Luke 13: 18-21 Kingdom of God Jesus wants us to grow in fascination of the kingdom of God. So that as small as a mustard seed and as invisible as the activity of yeast, we might begin more and more to recognise the activity of God in our lives. We live […]
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