Acts 20:28-38; Ps 68:29,30,33-36ab; Jn 17:11b-19 The power and strength that God gives to his people is the power of the Word. It is their word of revelation that brings truth into our world even though the world has hated us for it. In truth, this word of God’s design for world unity is […]
Continue ReadingActs 20:17-27; Ps 68:10,11,20,21; Jn 17:1-11a The flock has settled in a land restored. Those who followed the Apostle have seen and beard him bearing witness to the Gospel of God’s […]
Continue ReadingActs 19:1-8; Ps 68:2,3ab,4,5acd,6,7ab; Jn 16:29-33 Just before we read the High Priestly Prayer of the Lord Jesus in Saint John’s Gospel, we hear the Lord giving an absolute assurance to his disciples, “but take courage! I have overcome the world.” These words of comfort from the Lord Jesus echo the triumph of our responsorial […]
Continue ReadingActs 18:23-28; Ps 47:2,3,8-10; Jn 16:23b-28 The gathering has begun in the in-between time. “The princes of the peoples are gathered together with the people of the God of Abraham.” The Lord God is the awesome, great king over all the earth. The great ones of the nations are coming to the God of Abraham; […]
Continue ReadingActs 18:9-18; Ps 47:2-7; Jn 16:20-23 The Lord Jesus has been lifted up on the cross, in the resurrection, and yesterday we celebrated the Christ being lifted up to the glory at the right hand of the Father. Even though God is in his heaven, all is not well on the earth. Even though, he […]
Continue ReadingActs 1:1-11; Ps 47:2,3,6-9; Eph 1:17-23; Lk 24:46-53 What’s all the noise about? Why shout for joy and blare the trumpets? Today is the fortieth day of Easter Joy! Today is the Ascension of the Lord! Indeed, we cannot be loud enough in our praise of the Lord Most High, the awesome, the great King […]
Continue ReadingActs 17:15:22-18:1; Ps 148:1,2,11,12-14; Jn 16:12-15 The New Israel is the people close to God sharing with all the nations in the glory of the Creator of Heaven and earth. Indeed, his glory is revealed in the full humanity of all the peoples: kings of the earth, princes, judges, young men, maidens, old men and […]
Continue ReadingActs 16:22-34; Ps 138:1-3,7,8; Jn 16:5-11 The greatest desire of those who pray the Psalms is fulfilled in the arrival of the Kingdom of God in the mission and miracles of […]
Continue ReadingActs 16:11-15; Ps 149:1-6,9; Jn 15:26-16:4 What is the new song of praise heard in the assembly of the faithful? It is just another popular Christian Rock song? Or more appropriately for those who pray today’s Psalm—is it just a pop song from the Israelite Rock movement? Perhaps what is new in the praise and […]
Continue ReadingActs 16:1-10; Ps 100:1-5; Jn 15:18-21 The missionary movement of the apostolic church is not just limited to the early days; it is essential to our identity as church, today. We too summon all you lands to sing joyfully to the LORD and Liberator of every human being and all human communities. In faith we […]
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