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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Let us pray that we follow Jesus consistently through the leading of the Holy Spirit: God our Father, we have accepted your invitation to follow your Son, Jesus, as his disciples. May the Holy Spirit give us the wisdom and strength to take our faith seriously and to accept our task in life with all […]
In the book of Hebrews, Christ became the final sacrifice to end all sacrifices, and I add to end all forms of scapegoating that sacrifice others to appease our anger. Hebrews tells us that “without faith, it is impossible to please God,” and our specific Scripture Reading relates two more ways to please God: Giving […]
Let us pray to God who forgives all who call upon him: Lord God of power and might, fill our minds with insight into love so that every thought grow in wisdom and all our efforts be filled with your peace. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. (Sunday Missal, alt.) […]
Let us pray that we live as we believe: God our Father, you have given us Jesus, your Son, as the door through which we enter into your kingdom. May we learn to listen to his voice and to follow him without reserve. May our authentic Christian living bring goodness and joy to this world […]
