Tag Archive for ‘life’
Saturday 14 May
Feast of St Matthias, Apostle Acts 1:15-17, 20-26, Ps 113, John 15:9-17 I chose you I really love this gospel. In it I am called friend. I am told that I am loved unconditionally. I am chosen to do something with my life that makes a difference. I am commanded to love others. How awesome […]
Saturday 7 May
Acts 18:23-28, Ps 47, John 16:23-28 Here you are All we have is gift. Our challenges, our faith, our whanau and our life. All that we have been, are and will be. Like Paul each one of us is chosen as we are, where we are. If we can look in the mirror and accept […]
Friday 6 May
Acts 18:9-18, Ps 47, John 16:20-23 Be fearless Life is challenging. We will suffer. We will experience ecstasy. We will be sick. We will be well. We are alive. We will die. We will do what is right. We will do what is wrong. We are human. Scary? Yes, of course. The good news is […]
Thursday 5 May
Acts 18:1-8, Ps.98, John 16:16-20 Tentmakers Paul was a tentmaker by trade. In the Old Testament tents were the equivalent of church buildings. In nomadic cultures they are places for life and liturgy. The first reading got me thinking about freedom and responsiveness. Jesus didn’t even have a tent. Paul left the synagogue because he […]
Friday 22 April
Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2; John 14:1-6 Inner strength In today’s Gospel the disciples are troubled because they realise Jesus is speaking of leaving them. They are fearful not only of losing him but also of not knowing what to do next. We, too, are often left feeling lost and bewildered by major loss. But like […]
Thursday 21 April
Acts 13:13-25; Ps 89; John 13:16-20 By faith and by works Our faith is not only about words but also about actions. Only by matching our words with our actions can we live a faith life of integrity, as did John the Baptist. We are called to follow and to proclaim the message of Jesus […]
Friday 15 April
Acts 9:1-20; Ps 117; John 6:52-59 The God of surprises The early disciples understandably feared and avoided Saul. He was a man of single-minded determination intent on wiping out the early Church. And yet God spoke to him and brought about a complete conversion in his life. Sometimes we fall into the same trap as […]
Wednesday 13 April
Acts 8:1-8; Ps 66; John 6:35-40 The gift of life In the first reading Saul works for the total destruction of the Church; in the Gospel Jesus tells us that he is the bread of life and that through him we will never be hungry and never thirst. The gift of life is available to […]
Saturday 9 April
\ Acts 6:1-7; Ps 33; John 6:16-21 First things first Today’s first reading reminds us that nobody can be left to do everything – and nor should anyone attempt to do everything. The apostles realised that they had a key spiritual task – preaching the word of God – but that there were other needs, […]
Wednesday 6 April
Acts 5:17-26; Ps 34; John 3:16-21 Daring to love The depth of God’s love is shown by the fact that he gave us his Son so that everyone might have the chance of being saved. And his love requires only of us that we believe in him – that we respond to his love with […]
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