Author Archive for: fumcgalax
Entries by Diane Palumbo
Sunday Reflection (September 18, 2022)
The early Christians such as those addressed in 1 Timothy were a minority religion, and as in any society a minority religion could easily become a scapegoat and suffer persecution. The early Christians did not want to send the wrong message |to the world around them. This does not mean they forsook the faith, rather […]
Prayer for the Week (September 18, 2022-September 24, 2022)
Let us pray to the Lord that we be fair and generous to all: Just and merciful God, may we neither adore money and possessions nor sacrifice the poor to them. May our hearts be gentle and compassionate so that we not neglect the dispossessed and those trampled upon. May we share with them in […]
Sunday Reflection (September 11, 2022)
Jesus Christ gives us hope that life can be different and grace filled. Erring people can indeed have a relationship with a holy God (Luke 15:1-10). Jesus and Moses showed mercy to erring people, and this is perhaps where we have our problems with Jesus and Moses: We want mercy for ourselves but justice and […]
Prayer for the Week (September 11, 2022-September 17, 2022)
Let us pray to our faithful Father who always loves us and waits for us: God, our patient Father, it is a joy for you to forgive the repentant sinner. You even allowed your Son to lay down his life to bring us forgiveness and life. Dispose those whom we have offended to forgive us […]
Sunday Reflection (September 4, 2022)
In the Gospel of Luke (14:25-33), Jesus warns us about possessions in relation to being a disciple (learner) of his. Do possessions control us? Or do we use possessions for the doing of good? Does your following of Christ cause you to look at possessions differently? Following Christ is blessed, but it is not necessarily […]
