Tag Archive for ‘prayer’
Monday 26 February
Daniel 9:4-10; Psalm 79; Luke 6:36-38 Repentance demands action In our first reading, Daniel acknowledges that Israel has sinned by turning away from God and thereby betraying God’s covenant with Israel. But it is easy to say “Sorry” even in a prayer to God! That is why, in our Gospel reading, Jesus makes it clear […]
Tuesday 20 February
Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 34; Matthew 6:7-15 Prayer or lip-service? Our prayer ought to be simple and direct. We are to say what we mean and mean what we say; anything more is tiresome, even contrived. God’s word never returns without having done what it was sent to do. If we say what we mean and […]
A School for Prayer (7)
The Way of the Desert (1) The Four Imperatives By Fr Craig Larkin sm, 1943 – 2015 The Abbas and prayer The monks went into the Desert in order to find God, to fight the demons and to pray. But the Abbas were very reticent and discrete about their own inner life. There are very […]
Wednesday 10 January
1 Samuel 3:1-10, 19-20; Psalm 40; Mark 1:29-39 Prayer in a busy day It’s all in a day’s work! Jesus goes to the house of Simon and Andrew. He heals Simon’s mother-in-law of a fever, then, later in the day, he heals many more sick people. You’d think that early morning before dawn would be […]
Tuesday 19 December
Judges 13:2-7, 24-25; Psalm 71; Luke 1:5-25. Our preparation For Zechariah and Elizabeth to have a son in their old age was a miracle from God. This, and the other signs that accompanied the birth of John the Baptist, showed that he was the one who was to prepare the way for the Saviour. Do […]
A School for Prayer (6)
The Desert Experience (2) “Give me a word by which I may be saved!” By Fr Craig Larkin sm, 1943 – 2015 A ‘novice,’ who went into the desert, looked for a wise person, an ‘elder,’ who could guide him in the way of prayer and the Christian life. The question a novice asked was […]
Friday 24 November
St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions 1 Maccabees 4:36-37, 52-59; Canticle 1 Chronicles 29:10-12; Luke 19:45-48 A ‘house of prayer’ Jesus referred to ‘his house’ – the Temple – as a house of prayer. Probably we would think of our own church similarly. It is where we gather at least weekly to pray together. But we […]
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 […]
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