Tag Archive for ‘prayer’
Saturday 11 May
Acts 9:31-42; Psalm 116:12-17; John 6:60-69 Talking to God Do we sometimes feel like the disciples at Capernaum? Is it time? What is there for me? Praying seems dry. So, we pray out of duty, by rote. It can help if we have a second language, Te Reo, Spanish, Korean perhaps, to translate familiar prayers […]
Sunday 5 May
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER Acts 5:27-32, 40-41, Psalm 30; Apocalypse 5:11-14; John 21:1-19 Loving prayer Jesus often discussed everyday subjects. Fishing, food, sheep, bread, wine. Our everyday lives interest him. We needn't wait for supernatural experiences before praying. When Jesus asked Peter three times, “do you care for me, love me, above everything else?”, he […]
A School for Prayer (21)
Mind-in-the-heart Prayer By Fr Craig Larkin SM, 1943 – 2015 Hesychastic Prayer in the Eastern Church (2) A spirituality of the ‘heart’ in Christian tradition As far back as the time of the Desert Fathers, the question was raised: “Where does prayer take place? In the mind? In the heart? Or somewhere else?” Evagrius of […]
Tuesday 30 April
Acts 4:32-37; Psalm 93; John 3:7-15 Jesus teaches Our life of prayer prepares our hearts to be sensitive to the presence of God in our midst. In our gospel today, Jesus again reminds them about a readiness to receive the Son of Man. Jesus, in conversation with Nicodemus, opens up the intent of God and […]
Wednesday 10 April
Daniel 3:14-20, 24-25, 28; Canticle of Daniel: 3:52-56; John 8: 31-42 Never slaves of anyone One of the insidious characteristics of the slavery of our spirit is invisibility. We don’t recognise what is happening and we may feel driven, but we do not really know for what. We often forget to be still and pray. […]
Monday 8 April
Daniel 13; Psalm 23; John 8:1-11 Writing in the sand There are times when intense emotions are aroused. We need some ‘time out’ to grapple with what we are experiencing and how best to respond. Jesus felt for this woman, publicly condemned and obviously shamed, and rather than react to her accusers, he doodles in […]
Saturday 6 April
Jeremiah 11:18-20; Psalm 7; John 7:40-52 There has never been anyone who has spoken like him In our gospel we sense the conflict about the possibility of Jesus being the Messiah. The authorities maintain their finite way of seeing who a Messiah would be and where he would come from, while the police refrain from […]
Tuesday 2 April
Ezekiel 47:1–9, 12; Psalm 46; John 5:1-3, 5-16 Recognition is healing To be ignored or not recognised can be crippling even for a moment. This man has missed the stirring healing waters for 38 years. Jesus sees him and listens to his desire. Having recognition from Jesus, he is able to get up and walk […]
A School for Prayer (20)
Mind-in-the-heart Prayer By Fr Craig Larkin SM, 1943 – 2015 Hesychastic Prayer in the Eastern Church (1) The Church of the East The Church of the East is the part of the Christian Church which developed in the eastern side of the Roman Empire from the 4th century onwards. Both the Church of the East […]
Veil Over the Light, by Joy Cowley
Fitzbeck Publishing, 2018 As Joy herself says, she is elderly, her sight is fading fast so this could be her last book. If so, it is a gift of exquisite value. In 168 pages we find a collection of wisdom, humour, joy and profound personal revelation. Michael Fitzsimons, the publisher, has selected many of the […]
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