Always telling the story
Based for the readings at the Eucharist, Sunday 7 September 2025. Jeremiah 18: 1-11, Psalm 139: 1-5, 12-18, Philemon 1-21, Luke 14: 25-33. Silence to BeginLet us enter the stillness.Let the breath settle.Let the soul listen. We are the clay.The wheel turns.The Potter watches.We resist change, yet we long to be made whole.In the quiet, … Read more
Thoughts on the Gospel for the Sunday between 14 and 20 August Year C. – Luke 12:49–56 Today’s Gospel reading offers words from Jesus that may unsettle us: He speaks not of peace, but of division—even within families. For those of us who cherish Christ as the Prince of Peace, this can feel jarring. Isn’t … Read more
Thoughts on Palm Sunday 2024 Today, many Christians hold palm branches in their hands. In the ancient world, palm branches were the symbol of victory. For the Israelites in the Old Testament, this tree’s elegance, strength, and simplicity became a symbol of the just man or woman, the one in whom God’s law triumphed. It … Read more
Reflections on Readings for the First Sunday of Advent (Year B). Isaiah 64:1–9; | Psalms 80:1–8, 18–2; | First Corinthians 1:3-9; | Mark 13:24–37; God knows the limitations of our human nature very well — after all, he created it. We can only focus our attention — really focus it — on one or two … Read more
Reflection on readings for the 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year A), Sunday 5 November 2023. Malachi 1:14–2:2, 8-10; | Psalms 131:1, 2, 3; | First Thessalonians 2:7-9, 13; | Matthew 23:1-12. God Himself is the source of all grace, all light, and all hope. If we look anywhere else for stability in our lives, … Read more
Reflection on the Sunday readings for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A), Sunday 29 October 2023. Exodus 22:20-26; | Psalms 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51; | First Thessalonians 1:5-10; | St Matthew 22:34-40. The ‘law and the prophets’ that Jesus refers to in today’s Gospel (the Old Testament) were considered by the Jews to … Read more
Reflection on the readings for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary time (Year A): Isaiah 5:1–7; Psalm 80:8–19; Philippians 4:6–9; Matthew 21:33–43 Today, God reminds us that all good things in life have come from Him. Many people get angry at God and ask why He allows bad things to happen. Fewer people are humble and … Read more
It’s been a relatively quiet day in the hospital today. With no visitors, it has meant that I have had to find other things to do. This morning I attended a church service online via Zoom. They were talking about Christian meditation. It was great to hear them mention the Jesus Prayer, Jesus Christ, have … Read more
A reflection on the readings for the Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C), Isaiah 66:18–21; Psalm 117: 1, 2; Hebrews 12:5–7, 11–13; and St Luke 13:22–30 Many Jews at the time of Jesus thought that salvation was based on external factors, like race and ritual. Many Jews, in fact, believed that only Jews could … Read more
Some thoughts on the readings for the Eucharist on the Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time in Year C. The readings are: Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23; Psalm 90:3-6, 12-13, 14, 1; Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11; and St Luke 12:13-21. Faith in Christ has consequences I regularly hear from friends who are not Christian that they think Christianity is … Read more