Holy Wisdom May Holy Wisdom, kind to humanity, steadfast, sure and free the breath of the power of God may she who makes all things new, in every age, enter our souls, and make us friends of God, through Jesus Christ. St. Hilda Community, England
O Lord God, our rock and our salvation, you have brought us to the beginning of our lives, and to the beginning of this day. We give you thanks for our companions along the way who have departed this life. Help us to follow in their steps. Keep us under your protection this day, give
Because, O God, we are your chosen ones, clothe us with heartfelt mercy, with kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Help us bear with one another, and forgive whatever complaints we have against one another. Colossians 3.12-13
Sunday Readings: Joshua 24.1-2, 15-17; 18 Ephesians 5.21-32; John 6.60-69 Many of Jesus’ disciples turned back and no longer went about with him. Jesus then said to the Twelve, “Do you also want to leave?” Peter replied, “Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life. We have come to believe and are convinced
Gospel Reflection August 25, 2024 – 21st Sunday Ordinary Time Read More »
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
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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