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This relaxing prayer and meditation with Jesus reflects upon three Gospel passages – of Saint Matthew’s Gospel.
These are: 1. Jesus’ healing of the multitude; 2. The parable of the labourers in the vineyard; 3. The rich young man and the camel through the eye of the needle.
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Thank you for praying this reflection.
May the love of Jesus Christ be with us all.
Oh my Jesus, as I meditate on the courage and faithfulness of Paul and Barnabas on their first missionary journey, I am inspired to take risks for your sake. Give me the same boldness to proclaim your truth, even in the face of opposition. Help me to trust in your power and not my own, and to be willing to go wherever you lead me. Amen [ … ]
Throughout the psalm, the psalmist’s emotions are evident. He’s troubled and tired, wondering how long his suffering will continue. There is, crucially, an entire emotional as intellectual self-revelation in prayer and openness to God. There is honesty – honesty in prayer absolute [ … ]
The two parables make it clear that Christ intended the newly inaugurated phase of the history of our salvation to be the work of ages. His second coming was not to be an apocalyptic end of the world as we know it in weeks, months or just a few years after that first Easter. The world’s faith would grow with time. Christ’s Church would grow, to encompass the whole world. Christ intended the Gospel be preached to everyone the world over and through all subsequent history [ … ]
