Tag Archive for ‘trust’
Friday 29 August
Passion of John the Baptist Jeremiah 1: 17-19; Ps 71; Mark 6: 17-29 The power of God’s persuasion Jeremiah was a reluctant prophet. He wasn’t a confident speaker so God needed to convince him he could do it. He also needed to reassure him that no matter what hostility he faced, he would be with […]
Friday 8 August
St Mary of the Cross Judith 8: 11-17, 28-31; Ps 32 Matthew 6: 25-34 Testing God You can almost hear the outrage in Judith’s voice as she berates the people’s leaders for putting God to the test. How dare they put time restrictions on him when asking for his help or attempting to coerce or […]
Lessons for life
Take charge of events before they take charge of you Don’t look back except to say: “It was fun while it lasted. Wasn’t I lucky to have it. You can have it back Lord” It’s not a question of “CAN I do it? The question is “HOW will I to do it?” If […]
Monday 7 July
Hosea 2:16-18, 21-22;Ps 145; Matthew 9:18-26 Ask and you shall receive Jesus cures the woman suffering from hemorrhages. Then he raises from the dead the daughter of a synagogue leader. Why? Was it because they trusted in him? Often one prays for relief from an affliction or burden, I have, then I wonder why there […]
Tuesday 1 July
Amos 3:1-8, 4:11-12;Ps 5; Matthew 8:23-27 Trust in God As I write the storms are battering the country; like the disciples’ boat being swamped. They had Jesus on board. Next, Jesus calms the storms – end of story. Lately our country and others have had natural ‘disasters’ that have caused hardships to many. Is there […]
Friday 16 May
Acts 13:26-33, Ps 2, John 14:1-6 Don’t worry about a thing Jesus’ message is simple and clear. You can trust me. You can trust God. You can trust you because deep down you know where I am, where I am going. I will take you to myself so that you may be where I am. […]
Monday 28 April
feast of St Peter Chanel Acts 2:42-47, Ps 96, Mark 1:14-20 The foolishness of God So many of the choices and decisions we make must pass the tests of good logic and common sense. But God’s ways are not the same as ours. The choice that the first disciples of Jesus made to leave their […]
Tuesday 28 January
memorial of St Thomas Aquinas Where I fit Once Jerusalem is established as the capital city David makes it God’s capital by bringing the Ark of the Covenant into it amid great festivities [2 Sam 6: 12-15,17-19 and Psalm 23]. There is even non-acceptance of Jesus within his own family. So Jesus makes clear that […]
Wednesday 08 January
The Holy Spirit leads me to fulfillment the world cannot give My own happiness occurs when I am in tune with God’s loving plan for my daily life. The Holy Spirit lets me see it and gives me power to do it [1 Jn 4:11-18 and Psalm 71]. God has power over everything that could […]
Monday 2 December
Is 4:2-6, Ps 121:1-2, 1-5, 6-9, Matthew 8:5-11 Come as you are We can’t earn salvation. Living a “good Christian life” won’t make us “worthy” of eternal life. Trying to become worthy only becomes a barrier to grace. Acknowledging and accepting our unworthiness opens us up to the power and saving grace of Jesus Christ. […]
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