Christian Art | Love Revealed By Jesus Christ | Prayer And Meditation
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.
Duly, we are ashed. Communion follows. Adedokun, serving, puts it all together, takes it all apart. Our thoughts rest, solemn, as we aren’t asked to sing our way out of it. It is one of the good times. Quietly, just sitting like that, it’s pretty good. Dry. All careful-minded. It seems they must see we are taking it the way it is meant to be – solemnly [ … ]
Saint Augustine turns to the destructive power of bad example. Having already examined how negligent shepherds fail to feed or protect their flock, he now shows that their own behaviour can actively corrupt those they lead. Pastors are not only teachers by their words but also models by their lives. When their conduct contradicts the Gospel, they undermine the faith of the strong and damage the weak [ … ]
Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and Doctor of the Church, reflects on the soul’s journey toward God, urging believers to set their hearts on God alone. Echoing Christ’s teaching—’Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also’ (Matthew 6:21)—Ambrose emphasizes that God, who never refuses good gifts, calls us to seek God with our whole being. This recalls the Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4-5), which commands love for God with all our heart, soul, and strength [ … ]
