Let us pray that the knowledge of the Word of God fill the world: God our Father, you have spoken to us through your Word, Jesus Christ, that endures for all ages. He lived as he spoke, and so his message became flesh and blood and was faithful. May we speak in your name with […]
Instead of uncleanness contaminating him, Jesus overcame his uncleanness with the holiness of God: The Holy One of God (Mark 1:21-28). The unclean man was not unclean to Jesus. He was healed and brought into fellowship with God and others. This is a foretaste when all evil and uncleanness are conquered by God, and we […]
Reflection upon Nathaniel’s encounter with Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ in John 1:41-51, have your views of God, the Christ, the world, and others changed? Have your hatreds been addressed? Have your prejudices been challenged? Has your lack of compassion been noticed? Have your simplistic answers given way to a deeper understanding? I ask myself […]
Let us pray for the gift of peace: Almighty and ever-present Father, your watchful care reaches from end to end and orders all things in such power that even the tensions and tragedies of sin cannot frustrate your loving plans. Help us to embrace your will, give us the strength to follow your call, so […]
