Tag Archive for ‘joy’
What I wish I’d said to Tom
I mentioned in the September Messenger that one day I would like to talk about Tom, someone to whom I owe amends as part of my 12-step addiction recovery program. It had not occurred to me that I would attempt it so soon but it keeps niggling me. I met Tom in 2004. He and […]
World Mission Day
Extracts from the Pope’s Message (19 May 2013) Faith is God’s precious gift, which opens our mind to know and love him. He wants to enter into relationship with us and allow us to participate in his own life in order to make our life more meaningful, better and more beautiful. God loves us! Faith, […]
Wednesday 18 September
1 Timothy 3:14-16, Psalm 111, Luke 7:31-35 Childlike or childish? Watching children play, sing, dance and laugh brings joy, but here Luke is referring to childish petulance. Small children can be taught how to arrive at logical conclusions. The Jewish people arrived at two wrong conclusions, about John and Jesus. They clearly needed to be […]
Saturday 17 August
Joshua 24:14-29, Ps.16, Matthew 19: 13-15 Keep choosing God, life and fullness of joy We constantly face choices. The question is whether we choose God or closed self-limiting patterns. What we can’t let go could be called an ‘alien god’; something limiting our freedom to love and serve. Even good things may control us if […]
Friday 31 May
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Zephaniah 4:14-18,Cant Isaiah 12:1-6, Luke 1: 39-56 Obedience to God Dear God, may I respond with love and joy, just as Mary did: when you ask the seemingly impossible of me, may I too rejoice in “God my saviour”. May I be like Elizabeth, unselfish in my love for […]
Friday 24 May
MARY HELP OF CHRISTIANS Ecclesiasticus 6:5-17, Ps 119, Mark 10:1-12 The trinity of marriage In his explanation about marriage, Jesus points out that the union of a man and woman ‘made one flesh’ is blessed by God. The relationship is thus not just between the couple, but also with God. The couple is consecrated to […]
Wednesday 22 May
Ecclesiasticus 4:11-19, Ps 119, Mark 9:38-40 Share God’s Love One of the many benefits of God’s love is that it is universal: it is for everyone. None of us is better than others, or has a more exclusive right to doing God’s will. Lord, may I, by my example lead others to loving you in […]
Friday 10 May
Acts 18:9-18, Ps 47, John 16:20-23 God’s love is for all of us God is open handed to all people. In return we must have faith in his word, which is ever loving and unchanging – even when everything around us is changing in ways we don’t like. Lord, may I find the right ways […]
Thursday 9 May
Acts 18:1-8, Ps 98, John 16:16-20 Hold Fast to God’s Word It must have frightened and confused the disciples when Jesus told them he would be leaving them, but they would see him again. Nobody likes being told a loved one is about to die – and of course the disciples didn’t understand the triumph […]
Monday 6 May
Acts 16:11-15, Ps 149, John 15:26-16:4 Come, Holy Spirit! The presence and action of the Holy Spirit shows us exactly what we need to do, and will support us when (not if) we are put to the test. Thank you Holy Spirit for your guidance and support – in my times of joy when I […]
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