Tag Archive for ‘life’
Saturday 16 January
1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19, 10:1; Ps 30; Mark 2:13-17 Not the virtuous, but sinners Richard Rohr says that ‘my ticket to Eucharist, to life, is unworthiness,’ The Lord calls me constantly, and makes me worthy – ‘only say the word and my soul shall be healed,’ It is an immense consolation that Jesus’ compassion embraces […]
Friday 15 January
1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22; Ps 89; Mark 2:1-12 Your sins are forgiven Towards the end of Samuel’s life, the Israelites rejected God from ruling over them. They thought they knew best. That’s what sin is, really. Rejecting God, choosing self above others, because we know best … and yet, when we come to our senses, […]
Thursday 14 January
1 Samuel 4:1-11; Ps 44; Mark 1:40-45 Save us, Lord When all is lost and everything seems hopeless and we feel helpless – the experience of most people at some time or another – Jesus wants to ‘stretch out his hand and touch’ us, bringing comfort and peace. I pray the grace to allow him […]
Wednesday 13 January
1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20; Ps 40; Mark 1:29-39 Your servant is listening Am I listening, really listening, to what the Lord may be saying to me this day? He speaks not only in the Word, but also in the events and in the people of my life. Do I make the time to listen in […]
Saturday 9 January
1 John 5:14-21; Ps 149; John 3:22-30 I must grow smaller John the Baptist appears in tomorrow’s Gospel as well as today’s. He points the way for us in living as followers of Christ. He knew that his life was not all about him; it was about bearing witness to the Son of God made […]
Friday 8 January
1 John 5:5-13; Ps 147; Luke 5:12-16 Be cured! ‘God has given us eternal life … in his Son,’ and God’s Son offers us healing just as he offered to cure the man with leprosy. It can be good to think of the areas of our lives that need the Lord’s healing, whether they be […]
Wednesday 6 January
1 John 4:11-18; Ps 72; Mark 6:45-52 Closed minds Our Lord’s closest companions did not understand ‘what the miracle of the loaves meant,’ so the Lord’s walking on the water was beyond them too. Maybe our minds are as closed as theirs were. We have some inkling that ‘God is love’ and that God lives […]
Sunday 3 January
THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Isaiah 60:1-6; Ps 72; Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 Gifts for a King Today we celebrate God’s gift of his Son to the gentile nations, represented at the crib by the wise men. The wise men brought gold, myrrh and frankincense. What gift shall I give back to God today? […]
Tuesday 29th December
Fifth day in the octave of Christmas: 1Jn 2:3-11 again about ‘knowing in the sense of truly’ getting it,’ the difference between me in light and me in darkness, me knowing it so my life really changes. Lk 2:22-35 Simeon sets sight on the Christ and having seen the truth he was at peace. May […]
Tuesday 22nd December
1 Sam 1:24-28 the story of Hannah presenting Samuel at the temple is inspirational. I see God living and acting through my humble life. I am of the same faith line, including Hannah, Mary, Elizabeth, holy men and women. It is how I see myself that gives inspiration. Lk 1:46-56 The Magnificat is the best […]
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