Last week we had a large scale miracle – the feeding of thousands. This week we have a miracle at the opposite end of the scale – only a few disciples are involved. Miracles in some way show the power of Jesus. But that power comes in many different shapes and sizes. In the case […]
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Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. Today we hear Paul’s strident affirmation that there is no power in heaven or earth that can separate us from the love of God. Christ’s power is total and nothing can stand against it. Isaiah tells us that anyone can come and eat and drink what
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This week we come to the end of Matthew’s long list of parables describing the Kingdom. Up to this point the coming of the Kingdom is described “from the outside” as something that happens, and for us the implication is in terms of how we react to it or what we do about it. The
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I suspect everyone struggles at some time with the question of how a good God allows bad things to happen. And more specifically why bad people get away with it. For some this is an insurmountable barrier to believing in God. “I can’t accept a God that lets such things happen.” This feeling isn’t new.
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Today’s readings start with an upbeat view from Isaiah (Is 55:10-11). God’s word will wash over everything, like the rain. And like the rain that Word brings growth and nourishment. And it won’t stop until God’s will is accomplished. In the Gospel (Matt 13:1-23) Jesus also quotes from Isaiah (Is 6:9-10), but that quotation has
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