Tag Archive for ‘Jesus’
Saturday 25 March
Annunciation of the Lord Isaiah 7:10-14, 8:10; Psalm 40; Hebrews 10:4-10; Luke 1:26-38 Incarnation Jesus didn’t come on Earth at Christmas. He came at the moment Mary said ‘Yes.’ That’s when the miracle of incarnation occurred. At that moment Jesus became an embryo, a human being at the very first stage of his biological human […]
Friday 24 March
Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 81; Mark 12:28-34 The greatest commandment Scientists continue to seek, perhaps in vain, the ‘theory of everything,’ the encapsulation and understanding of the entirety of the universe in one mathematical equation. When it comes to the Commandments however, Jesus has done just that, encapsulating the whole of the Law in one two-part […]
Tuesday 21 March
Daniel 3:25, 34-43; Psalm 25; Matthew 18:21-35 Forgiveness God’s love is unconditional, God’s mercy is unconditional, but God’s forgiveness is conditional – conditional on our forgiving others. ‘… that is how my heavenly Father will deal with each of you, unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.’ A warning which Jesus reinforces in […]
Monday 20 March
St Joseph, Husband of Mary 1 Samuel 7:4-5, 12-14, 16; Palm 89; Romans 4:13, 16-18, 22; Matthew 1:16, 18-21, 24 An under-rated saint? Joseph the carpenter, an under-rated saint? Even the title for his feast day suggests his only claim to sainthood is his being Mary’s husband. But he was much, much more than that. […]
Saturday 18 March
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Ps 103; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 No need to fear If you feel unworthy; if you feel very inadequate in the sight of God and others; if your failures in life haunt you; if you harbour guilt for sins past or present; if you are afraid of facing your Maker on your day […]
Friday 17 March
St Patrick Jeremiah 1:4-9; Psalm 106; Acts 13:46-49; Luke 10:1-2, 17-20 Proclaiming the Good News In both his words and his actions Jesus proclaimed the good news of salvation, that God is a loving, compassionate and merciful God, who extends an invitation to all – Jews and gentiles, saints and sinners, — to enter his […]
Tuesday 14 March
Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Psalm 50; Matthew 23:1-12 We are all servants The key to the Lord’s teaching in today’s Gospel is contained in the last two sentences. Whether we be a leader or follower, a senior or a junior, high or low on the social scale, our role is always the same: to serve. Love […]
Monday 13 March
Daniel 9:4-10; Psalm 79; Luke 6:36-38 We set the bar A very sobering admonition by Jesus in today’s Gospel: ‘…. the standard you use will be the standard used for you.’ Jesus repeats this in his model prayer: ‘Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.’ Therefore as I judge others, […]
Thursday 9 March
Esther 4:17 (Esther’s prayer); Psalm 138; Matthew 7:7-12 God-botherers You will no doubt have heard people with religious beliefs referred to disparagingly as ‘God-botherers.’ Well, quite right, so we are! God likes us to bother him! And we do so because we know how much we depend on God for everything, unlike the non-believers who […]
Monday 6 March
Lev.19:1-2,11-18; Psalm 19B; Matthew 25:31-46 Believing in Jesus Jesus promised that everyone who believes in him shall have eternal life. But what does it mean to ‘believe’ in Jesus? The Last Judgement parable strongly suggests that believing is defined more by more what we do, than what we think. Belief is not only – indeed […]
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