Tag Archive for ‘peace’
Tuesday 17 May
Acts 14:19-28; Psalm 145; John 14:27-31 Gift of peace To find peace of mind and body I must look in the right place. The peace Jesus Christ speaks of belongs to his personhood. It is not some abstract concept on paper. His peace allows him to live in a non-peaceful world and be at peace […]
Monday 25 April
ANZAC DAY 1 Wisdom 3:1-9; Psalm 116; John 12:23-28 Pray for peace Today we remember those NZ Servicemen and Servicewomen who died in wartime, in efforts to gain or maintain peace. Many went, knowing death or serious injury was a threat, but hoping not. Many families grieved at the death of their kin. We are […]
The Seven Habits of Highly Peaceful People
While waiting in a long line at a coffee shop, one woman remains calm and content while the one behind her is experiencing irritation and frustration. When cut off in traffic, one man simply continues driving toward his destination while another man blows the car horn shouting obscenities. If nothing is going on, one person […]
Tuesday 24 December
2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12, 14, 16; Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29; Luke 1:67-79 God remembers his covenant Many people feel that we are sitting in darkness and the shadow of death. There is so much commotion in our world and our church. Fear not. God does remember his holy covenant. He remembers the oath he swore […]
Thursday 24 October
Romans 6:19-23; Psalm 1; Luke 12:49-53 I have come to bring fire Jesus’ dramatic statements, “I have come to bring fire”, and “There is a baptism I must still receive”, refer to his imminent passion and death. His death on the Cross draws the line between Christ’s peace and the world’s peace. Christ’s peace, infused […]
Thursday 3 October
Nehemiah 8:1-12; Psalm 19:1-7; Luke 10:1-12 Ask the Lord of the harvest Jesus sent 72 labourers ahead in pairs to announce his coming to their villages and homes. Jesus instructed them to depend completely on the local people for their needs. He commissioned them to offer God’s peace, to heal the sick and announce that […]
Tuesday 1 October
26th Week in Ordinary Time St Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin & Doctor (M) Isaiah 66:10-14; Psalm 131; Matthew 18:1-5 In silence and peace St Thérèse Martin’s reputation goes before her. Born in 1873, at 15 she left her parents and two brothers to join her three sisters in the Carmelite Convent at Lisieux. […]
Tuesday 3 September
SAINT GREGORY THE GREAT (M) 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6, 9-11; Psalm 27; Luke 4:31-37 Whom shall I fear? Psalm 27 is a beautiful song of confidence in God in the midst of seeming chaos, danger and hostility. Many people in our world are literally facing all these evils. Our own suffering is often inward yet very […]
Thursday 29 August
Passion of St John the Baptist (M) Jeremiah 1:17-19; Psalm 71; Mark 6:17-29 Sin seeks company. Herodias felt threatened because John preached repentance and accused her of adultery. Instead of repenting, Herodias plotted John’s death, manipulating her daughter so that Herod killed John to save face. Sin seeks company. It wants to draw others into […]
Saturday 3 August
St Dominic (M) Leviticus 25:1, 8-17; Psalm 69; Matthew 14:1-12 Jubilee mercy Leviticus prescribes a Jubilee every fiftieth year. Slaves and prisoners are freed, debts forgiven, crops and lands rested, and the mercies of God lived out. We constantly debate climate, war and mass migration, while God’s wisdom calls for respite for the earth, personal […]
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