Our first reading today from the Book of Wisdom gives us as tender a view of God as any that we might find in the New Testament or the writings of any Christian mystic. you love all things that are, and loathe nothing that you have made;how could a thing remain, unless you willed it?O LORD […]
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Today we come to the end of the readings from Paul’s letters to Timothy which we have listened to over the past few weeks. We hear someone who knows that the end of his life on earth is near, but he is OK with that. Paul is on the one hand a perfect example of
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A couple of weeks ago we touched on the topic of perseverance. This week it comes front and center: ‘pray without becoming weary’ is the clear message from Jesus and the story of Moses. The example of Moses goes a little further and points out that it’s also good to have help. Clearly both Moses
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Ten lepers were healed (Lk 17:11-19). How many were saved? One for sure, but the other nine – that’s not so clear. The story in today’s gospel does however make it clear that there is a difference between being loved and cared for by God, and being “saved”. Being saved requires that we respond. The
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How long, O LORD? I cry for help but you do not listen!I cry out to you, “Violence!” but you do not intervene.Why do you let me see ruin; why must I look at misery?Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and clamorous discord. Hab 1:2-3; 2:2-4 Does Habakkuk’s complaint sound familiar? I read an article recently
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