We disciples of Jesus are followers of Jesus because we have found in Him the answer to the restlessness and dis-ease of our lives.
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through the valley
The psalm from today’s liturgy is perhaps the best known of all of the 150 psalms. It is a text known by name, number and popular melody:
engaging reality
Let’s retreat from from “those false and superfluous certainties around which we have constructed our daily schedules…”
that sinking feeling
We are faithful disciples when we calmly keep our gaze fixed on Christ. It is this gaze that saves us
a little bit
What the boy brings seems so insignificant in the face of the problem: “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what good are these for so many?”
mature faith
Thomas was not a doubter. Instead he was an adult seeking the verification that all adults need if we are to truly believe.
without fear
The experiences that feel like death are very often more like a birth offering different opportunities and invitations.
the pointer
instead of an aimless wandering from one attraction to the next, their new life had one single purpose.
freedom from fear
When Jesus acknowledges the reality of fear in our lives, he gives us a way forward
engaging fully
…your “little” has great value in the eyes of Jesus, provided that you don’t keep it to yourself, but put it in play. Put yourself in play!
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opportunity knocks
I find it very helpful to hear Jesus speaking directly to me, not as a fearsome threat but as an invitation to not miss the divine presence in the midst of the routines and demands, the ups and downs of my daily life.
the gardener
The question surprised me and the look in the young boy’s eyes let me know that he wanted more than a religious-cliche-response. I took a moment to think, pray, and think again and was surprised at the answer that came to me.
in the field
Such wise people have reflected on their life experience enough to know that while a peaceful and perfect day is welcome, we are most connected with others and therefore with God (we could also say most connected with God and therefore with others), when we live a struggle together.
FFF the book
Every day I am with people who may have once been baptised but now feel a distance between themselves and the Church and God. We are these people, as are too many of our family, friends, neighbours and workmates. This book therefore is for us.
church beauty
We call things beautiful when they reveal to us their inner essence, their reality as understood in the mind of God