Tag Archive for ‘prayer’
Saturday 18 November
Wisdom 18:14-16, 19:6-9; Psalm 105; Luke 18:1-8 Pray An uncle of mine used to talk about ‘God-bothering!’ It was his word for praying. The parable Jesus tells about the woman and the judge encourages us to be constant and determined in our prayer, and not to lose heart. The woman wanted justice – she wanted […]
Saturday 11 November
St Martin of Tours Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27; Psalm 145; Luke 16:9-15 Hello Welcoming someone to your home, or sending a friend your greetings, are simple things to do. Both are deeply human actions. In welcoming a visitor, we put ourselves out for that person, making them special. Saying ‘hello,’ by letter or email or […]
A School for Prayer (5)
The Desert Experience (1) “Give me a word by which I may be saved!” By Fr Craig Larkin sm, 1943 – 2015 The way of the desert – the beginnings The flight into the desert For the early Christians, the model of prayer was Jesus. Jesus’ prayer – to the Father and in the Spirit […]
Monday 30 October
Romans 8: 12-17; Psalm 68; Luke 13:10-17 Healing The presence of Jesus is healing. He has the desire and the power to free us from all that might cripple us, even if it has done so for more than eighteen years. The invitation is to stay in relationship with Jesus, so as both to avoid […]
Saturday 28 October
ST SIMON and ST JUDE, APOSTLES Ephesians 2:19-22; Psalm 19A; Luke 6:12-16 Friendship with God Prayer is about relationship, being with the God who loves us and then allowing ourselves to feel our love for God. No words are needed but simply being with. It is from our prayer that we can then labour more […]
Wednesday 18 October
ST LUKE, EVANGELIST Timothy 4:10-17; Psalm 145; Luke 10: 1-9 To become a blessing We are to be a blessing. Jesus asks us to first bless before we do anything else. We are to be women and men of prayer, living our lives knowing that the kingdom of God has drawn near to us. Always, […]
Monday 16 October
Romans 1:1-7; Psalm 98; Luke 11:29-32 Awareness Before we pray, it is good to remind our hearts who is meeting us in this time of prayer. Jesus is greater than Solomon and greater than Jonah. His presence transforms and heals us. All that may well be troubling us is calmed when we know that Jesus […]
Thursday 12 October
Malachi 3:13-20; Psalm 1; Luke 11:5-13 Persistence God persists in his goodness towards us. The story that Jesus unravels about God towards us, is a deepening of his teaching about prayer. Prayer is about becoming present to the Presence. A presence that persists in care for us. Surely, one of the ways we relax, is […]
Wednesday 11 October
Jonah 4: 1-11; Psalm 86; Luke 11:1-4 Prayer Prayer is really our primary speech, the most real communication we have. We learn to pray not by instruction so much as seeing others pray and then having a go ourselves. One of my earliest memories of prayer is seeing my mother pray, kneeling by their bed. […]
A School for Prayer (4)
The Way of Beginnings By Fr Craig Larkin sm, 1943 – 2015 From the Church Fathers The Fathers of the Church have left us some descriptions of how Christians prayed in the first centuries of the Church. St John Chrysostom: all take it for granted that every Christian would pray night and morning Clement of […]
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