Sunday Readings: Proverbs 9.1-6; Ephesians 5.15-20; John 6.51-58 ”I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh” (John 6.51). John’s gospel uses signs to express who Jesus is. It strains to […]
Gospel Reflection for August 18, 2024 – 20th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
Sunday Readings: 1 Kings 19.4-8; Ephesians 4.30—5.2; John 6.41-51 The Jews began to murmur about Jesus because he said I am the bread that came down from heaven. It this not Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose mother and father we know? “How can he now say, “I have come down from heaven. …I am
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Do everything with a mind that lets go. Do not expect any praise or reward. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will know complete peace and freedom. Your struggles with
We ask you for bread and peace, and your answer, God, is Jesus Christ, your son. He is bread for the life of the world, our hope and our peace. We pray that he may be powerful here in our midst and that we may find gladness in him, whom you have given us here
It is not you that shapes God, it is God who shapes you. If then you are the work of God, await the hand of the artist who does all things in due season. Offer God your heart, soft and tractable, and keep the form in which the artist has fashioned you. Let your clay
Creator God, you bless us with being. To you every creature is sacred. Help us see one another with your eyes. Amen.
Today I pray for all who suffer. For AIDS orphans and old people. For working Americans who can’t both pay rent and buy food. For Iraqi families who have lost parents and children and for United States families who have lost parents and children. My heart is especially touched by ________. Hold them in your
Sunday Readings: Wisdom 1.13-15; 2.23-24; 2 Corinthians 8.7,9,13-15; Mark 5.21-43 One of the leaders of the synagogue, Jairus, came and when he saw Jesus, fell at his feet and begged him, “My little daughter is at the point of death. Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live. So
Gospel Reflection for June 30, 2024 – 13th Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
The Father laughs with the Son; the Son laughs with the Father. The Father likes the Son; the Son likes the Father. The Father delights in the Son; the Son delights in the Father. The Father loves the Son; the Son loves the Father. The laughter, liking, delighting, loving is the Holy Spirit. Meister Eckhart
You show me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy, in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:8-11