Tag Archive for ‘silence’
Thursday 26 September
Haggai 1:1-8, Psalm 149, Luke 9:7-9 Power game reversed Powerful people generally silence rivals. Herod the tetrarch is no exception. In the widespread confusion about the true identity of Jesus, he becomes curious. But, like Pilate, his curiosity is not rooted in genuine desire, but political advantage. Like modern-day Communists, he also discovers that merely […]
Friday 12 July
Genesis 46: 1-7, 28-30, Ps.37, Matthew 10: 16-23 Seeking the right words Sometimes ridicule of my Christian belief comes from family and friends. How do I evangelise in this godless climate? Remaining quietly faithful is simply the best action. There can be power in silence. In that silence the right words sometimes come. They are […]
Can You Bear It?
A fleeing member of the Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the mirage, only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand, selling ties. The Taliban man asked, “Do you have water?” […]
Tuesday 25 June
Genesis 13:2, 5-18,Ps 15, Matthew 7:6, 12-14 Empathy Evelyn Greenslade, in ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’, is a recent widow struggling to start life again on her own. She encounters the inflexible patter of call centres and gives up. Later, living in India, she is able to explain to call centre operatives, the value of […]
Saturday 1 June
Ecus 51:12-20, Ps.19B, Mark 11:27-33 Seeking wisdom Where do I find wisdom? Is it something I can simply earn or acquire? What attitude of mind and spirit and heart do I need to be receptive to the gift of wisdom? Mary Oliver suggests, “Every day I walk out into the worldto be dazzled, then be […]
Wednesday 13 March
Psalm 145, Isaiah 49:8-15, John 5:17-30 A song of praise Psalm 145 is the A to Z of praise. Each verse begins with a successive letter of the Hebrew alphabet. There is not a hint of lament here, no anguish at God’s non-appearance, no complaint about his silence or seeming indifference. There are no requests, […]
Wednesday, 28 November
Psalm 98, Apocalypse 15: 1-4, Luke 21: 12-19 Blessed assurance These “arrests and trials” that Jesus speaks of, have already happened, However, mindful of coming tribulations, he counters our human reactions by telling us to regard them instead as chances to witness to him. He regularly dumbfounded his tormentors. Saints and saintly people have often […]
Monday, 19 November
Psalm 1, Apocalypse 1: 1-4, 2:1-5, Luke 18: 35-43 A beggar’s riches I love the human details of this account – especially the fickle crowds, scared of the Romans and Herodians, trying to silence the beggar, then switching to glorifying God after the miracle; the beggar’s unconditional faith in the Lord’s desire and ability to […]
Reflections on Silence in the Whitebait Season
When the toetoe talks it is time to go whitebaiting. The beginning of the whitebait season is eagerly awaited in this family with members far and wide hoping to be on the receiving end of good catches. I am not a fishing woman. The closest I came to whitebaiting was to knock over the bucket […]
Tuesday 1 May
Acts 11:19-26, Ps 87, John 10:22-30 In you all find their home We are blessed to be invited into God’s home. We are blessed to be invited into God’s heartroom. We are blessed to be invited into a divine embrace. We are blessed to be invited into divine happiness. We are blessed to be invited […]
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