“It is profoundly unhealthy to concentrate upon Jesus’ sufferings while ignoring the cruelty and torture which are endemic in our world” (Sheila Cassidy)5th Week of Lent (C) : Tuesday 5th April 2022Num. 21:4-9; Ps. 101:2-3,16-18,19-21; Jn. 8:21-30 (Ps Wk I) Are we any different from the Israelites during the time of Moses or the Pharisees…
Lord, help me not to judge by outward appearances but with the heart and the spirit5th Week of Lent (C) : Monday 4th April 2022Dan. 13:1-9,15-17,19-30,33-62; Ps. 22:1-4,5,6; Jn. 8:12-20 (Ps Wk I) To be unjustly and wrongly accused is a terrible experience. We can wonder if there is any justice in the world. Susannah…
Lord, as You have forgiven me, help me not judge others5th Sunday of Lent (C) : 3rd April 2022Is. 43:16-21; Ps. 125:1-3,4-5,6; Phil. 3:8-14; Jn. 8:1-11 (Ps Wk I) As we move towards the Holy Week Celebration, the readings of this 5th Sunday of Lent bring us hope and assurance of new life rooted in…
Am I blinded by my own sense of righteousness that I do not see the need for conversion? 4th Week of Lent : Saturday 2nd April 2022Jer. 11:18-20; Ps. 7:2-3,9-10,11-12; Jn. 7:40-53 (Ps Wk IV) Today we have a continuation of yesterday’s confusion about the identity of Jesus. In yesterday’s Gospel Reading, Jesus only spoke…
Learn to “read” God’s presence, His purpose and His directing in the events of our times4th Week of Lent : Friday 1st April 2022Wis. 2:1,12-22; Ps. 33:17-18,19-20,21,23; Lk. 7:1-2,10,25-30 (Ps Wk IV) A good and holy life does not always bring praise and approval. It can stir resentment and fear in others, and they sometimes…
Learn to “read” God’s presence, His purpose and His directing in the events of our times4th Week of Lent : Thursday 31st March 2022Ex.32:7-14; Ps. 105:19-20,21-22,23; Jn. 5:31-47 (Ps Wk IV) It happened to the people of Israel in Moses’ time. It happened to the leaders of Israel in Jesus’ time: it keeps on happening…
The test of genuine faith comes, not in good times, but bad ones4th Week of Lent : Wednesday 30th March 2022Is. 49:8-15; Ps. 144:8-9,13cd-14, 17-18; Jn. 5;17-30 (Ps Wk IV) Some people feel that God is very far from us and is utterly unconcerned about what is going on in our world. They seem to…
Lord Jesus, heal us of our relationships with one another4th Week of Lent : Tuesday 29th March 2022Ez. 47:1-9,12; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9ab; Jn. 5:1-16 (Ps Wk IV) Water is an image running throughout today’s Scripture passages. Water is essential for life. Water is both mysterious and obvious. From monsoons, to floods, to drought, to gentle rains,…
What will it take for you to believe in Jesus?4th Week of Lent : Monday 28th March 2022Is. 65:17-21; Ps. 29:2,4,5-6,11-12s,13b; Jn. 4:43-54 (Ps Wk IV) Through the prophet, God told the people that He would create a new heaven and a new earth – creation would be renewed. God would delight in His people,…
Lord, help me to be in unity and sympathy with all people4th Sunday of Lent (C) : 27th March 2022Jos. 5:9,10-12; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps Wk IV) We cannot cling to anything forever. God provided manna for the Israelites to eat throughout their forty years in the wilderness. Now they had…