A daily walk in faith, hope and love
1 John 4:10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. We are often motivated to live right, pursuinf a life of honour to God that brings pleasure to him. We do so to show our love for Him.... Continue Reading →
Matthew 2:3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem. The word 'disturbed' was well and truly beyond superficial concern, instead, it tapped into a deep seated fear and anxiety that came along with the prospect of a king losing his throne. It is no real shock then that the... Continue Reading →
You can spend time discerning the intentions of others, you may get it spot on or miss it entirely. The latter can often come at a steep cost. But we have an example today that appears to skip the whole introspection and goes straight for the jugular with the question "what do you want?" John... Continue Reading →
Reference text: John 1:19-23 When you show someone a book, asking the question "what is this", until they respond with 'that is a book' you keep pressing for a response. This is true especially when you are convinced they ought to know the answer. Answers along the lines of 'it is not a chair' simply... Continue Reading →
We start each new year with targets and highlights we'd be happy to crown the year with. For many of us, the year gone by has whizzed past, unclear of what has happened. It feels some moments were skipped and some points in time lost. While some felt the year was dragging it's feet, others... Continue Reading →
Reference: 1 John 2:12-17 One of the core features of childhood is predictability because it is at that stage habits begin to form: routines, single facets and dimensions can become the norm. It may sound a harsh truth but we are not all at the same point on our journey through faith even though we... Continue Reading →
I am sure others have similar stories, but on my train journey this evening a thought came to mind 'do you know you have made this journey over 600 times this year alone? And each time you have made it to and fro?'That prompted a sense of appreciation in a way that I had not... Continue Reading →
Acts 6:8-9 Now Stephen, a man full of God’s grace and power, performed great wonders and signs among the people. Opposition arose, however, from members of the Synagogue of the Freedmen(as it was called)...who began to argue with Stephen. Are you facing contentions?Resistance honing in all sides?Do you sense that you have sudden impediments to... Continue Reading →
The homily today at Mass described a cascade of events that happens when a child is born. A man and woman become father and mother, boys and girls become brothers or sisters, parents become grandparents. Nephews, nieces, cousins and so forth. So a complex dynamic of relationships evolve. We realise therefore that one change, one... Continue Reading →
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