ADVENT. 16DAYS AND THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
9 December. The Power of Forgiveness. Michael shared with Sharon, “You know that when we did training for marriage preparation I was quite challenged by the idea that couples through their Sacrament of Matrimony have the grace of forgiveness. It’s not exactly the…
DECEMBER & ADVENT. 2ND SUNDAY- REPENTANCE
8 December. Advent Sunday 2C. Repentance. Two candles are lit on the Advent wreath and we pray. Audrey and Josh had struggled with independence issues in their marriage which had become quite abusive, until they participated in a hurting marriage programme and…
DECEMBER & ADVENT – JOSEPH
7 December. Joseph. Driving along through the vast mealie fields around the farm Joseph was thinking about his namesake, Joseph, the spoilt son, abused by his jealous brothers who planned to get rid of him, but who was rescued and taken to Egypt. Through…
DECEMBER ADVENT & ST NICHOLAS
6 December. St Nicholas. On the last day of school at their assembly young Nick had been given a task to speak about St Nicholas, the original Santa Claus, who had been a bishop in the very early days of the church. He said, “The story is told that he was…
DECEMBER ADVENT THOUGHTS. A STRONG HOUSE FOR A STRONG FAMILY
5 December. A strong House. Father had always said, “a strong family needs a strong house.” Mom would laugh and reply “A strong house needs a strong family.” They hadn’t always had a decent house and at one stage had lived in a shack and it had taken their strong…
DECEMBER & ADVENT. THE NEED FOR GODLY AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
3 December. Elections and governance. Isaiah, judges and prophets. Many countries of the world held elections this year of national or local leadership, sometimes voting for specific individuals or for political parties. There were a good number of dramatic…
ABRAHAM AND THE NEED FOR PEACE
2 December. Abraham in Israel. In the context of the current Israel-Hamas war some members of a faith sharing group attempted to explore underlying causes of the centuries-old conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The war had begun after a violent attack on…
DECEMBER 1. ADVENT SUNDAY 1.
DECEMBER THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY – ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS. Introduction. What does this mean to be a family of families and hope for the future? Each family is unique with our own special relationships, our love, hopes, joys and anxieties. We thank our Creator for the…
NOVEMBER. END LITURGICAL YEAR TIME TO TAKE STOCK.
November 30. St Andrew. Was Andrew the “also ran” in the team, just as there are many children in families who are seen as the “also rans.” They may not be great achievers, or the most beautiful, or talented in any particular way, but may be a steady follower, a…
NOVEMBER. LOSSES AND ENDINGS AND A CELEBRATION OF LIFE’S JOURNEY
November 29. Was Jesus a lover of nature? He used birds, seeds, plants and trees in his teaching and parables, recognising these ordinary natural parts of life. When pets die we and our children often feel very sad. There was a time when it was taught that animals do…
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