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real & essential

real & essential

H easy it is for humans to forget what is essential and to become preoccupied with what is less necessary and even trivial.

a new month

a new month

Knowing that we are held in God’s loving embrace in every moment we have no need to turn to superstition

THE sign

THE sign

The Sign of the Cross is not simply a tidy way of beginning and ending times of prayer, but a prayer in itself

fully alive

fully alive

Jesus did not make the disciples into uniformed robots capable of satisfying little more than the letter or religious law

at last I can see

at last I can see

The essential things in life are seen not with the eyes, but with the heart.

leadership

leadership

The ONE who brings us together is Jesus Christ, risen, present and active among us.

the beach brunch

the beach brunch

His question gives them a chance to express their feeling at their lack of success.

let’s get physical

let’s get physical

Note the physicality of today’s gospel: hearts, hands, feet, mouth, eyes, and human feelings: peace, alarm, fright, agitation, doubt

talking together

talking together

FFF gatherings in cafes and bars have begun, following the disciples talking together on the road

finding the others

finding the others

“Go and find the others” with a practical suggestion for how FFF readers might do this

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the adventure

the adventure

We are made to yearn and long, to hunger and ache, to beg even for the adventure of faith

the favourable time

the favourable time

As we mature in faith we realise that we don’t need a God who magically changes the course of life

moving waters

moving waters

God is not hidden but revealed, present, visible, tangible and real – for those who want to experience the divine.

go home

go home

It’s significant too that while the official left home seeking the miracle, his home was the place where the miracle happened.

Nick-by-night

Nick-by-night

He could not manage to rid himself of the conditioning of his environment that was hostile to Jesus