“…go first and be reconciled with your brother.” Matthew 5:24 Finding it hard to reconcile with someone right now? Find it hard to forgive or ask for forgiveness in general? Perhaps you feel that those who do you injustice deserve… Read More ›
Lent
Teach me to seek
“Teach me to seek you, and reveal yourself to me as I seek, because I can neither seek you if you do not teach me how, nor find you unless you reveal yourself.” St Anselm Where was God today? Did… Read More ›
Cleansing of the heart
“Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me.” Psalm 51:4,12 After you’ve had a long day, perhaps worked outside or just… Read More ›
The struggle is real
“In prayer more is accomplished by listening than by talking. Let us leave to God the decisions as to what shall be said.” St Francis de Sales Do you struggle in prayer? Struggle to quiet your mind to the outside… Read More ›
Companionship in the desert
Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. Psalm 23:4 Have you ever walked in a desolate place by yourself?… Read More ›
A journey of change
“I have decided not to let this Lent go by like rain on stones, leaving no trace. I will let it soak into me, changing me. I will be converted. I will turn again to the Lord and love Him… Read More ›
Do you feel there is a dark cloud hovering over you?
“Thus says the Lord, if you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom… Read More ›
Deeper meaning of fasting
This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing the naked… Read More ›
Whose voice am I listening to and what lies am I believing?
“…I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live, by loving the LORD, your God, obeying his voice, and holding fast to him…” Deuteronomy 30:19-20 We… Read More ›
How will you prepare for Lent?
Lent begins next week. What does the Lenten season mean to you and how do you prepare? Are you ready to spend the next 40 days growing deeper in your relationship with Jesus? Have you thought about what that means… Read More ›