Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Friday 21 April
Acts 4:1-12; Psalm 118; John 21:1-14 The third time Perhaps, even though dawn had broken, the light was not yet very bright, and that was why it took time to realise it was Jesus standing there. On the other hand, this was the third time the risen Lord had appeared to them. Maybe they didn’t […]
Monday 17 April
Easter Octave Acts 2:14, 22-33; Psalm 16; Matthew 28:8-15 Filled with joy Bursting with joy, the women ran to tell the disciples that Jesus had risen. It was in their desire to give witness to the risen Lord, and in their actively living that desire, that they found the Lord. So it is with us. […]
Monday 10 April
Isaiah 42:1-7; Psalm 27; John 12:1-11 Light of the nations Lazarus, Martha and Mary, good friends of Jesus, recognised him as Lord and Saviour, and bathed in the light of his goodness and love. Judas, obsessed with money, was blind to the Christ-light, and closed off from his love. As we enter into the holiest […]
Thursday 6 April
Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105; John 8:51-59 I will be your God Had they been able to find him, they would have thrown stones at him, the loved Son of God, Jesus, who had existed from all eternity. He offered them life and fullness of life, and they chose death. He offered them the joy of […]
Monday 3 April
Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62; Psalm 23; John 8:1-11 Throwing stones Susanna, the woman caught in adultery, and Jesus were condemned by those who were either evil, or should have known better, or both. While I cannot imagine that I would throw stones in order to kill someone, I need to be aware that I […]
Saturday 1 April
Week 4 of Lent Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7; John 7:40-52 Out of Galilee It is very easy for us to dismiss people because of where they came from, or their accent, or the school to which they went – ‘born overseas,’ for example; or ‘difficult accent to understand;’ or ‘not very well educated.’ The Pharisees […]
The Resurrection in Stained Glass
This month we celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. There are many stained glass windows that feature the Crucifixion, all very much the same, but the Resurrection windows I have seen show the progression of events following the Resurrection with, at times, a good deal of poetic licence. The Gospel acco unts of events after […]
Wednesday 29 March
Isaiah 49:8-15; Psalm 145; John 5:17-30 God’s love ‘Can a woman forget the baby at her breast?’ (Isaiah 49:15). We cannot comprehend a love greater than that of a mother for her baby. Yet we know that God’s love is even greater. To be loved is our greatest human need. Human love, with all its […]
Monday 27 March
Isaiah 65:17-21; Psalm 30; John 4:43-54 Receiving and sharing the gift of faith The royal official sought Jesus in his desperate need. He experienced Christ’s power and his love. He then shared that experience with ‘all his household,’ and they all became ‘believers.’ Such is the personal conversion and evangelisation process, the process through which […]
Sunday 26 March
Fourth Sunday in Lent 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13; Psalm 23; Ephesians 5:8-14; John 9:1-41 Our new eyes To be Christian, to be like Jesus – like God – is to see with new eyes. ‘God does not see as human beings see; they look at appearances, but God looks at the heart’ (Sam 1.16:7). […]
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