Monday, December 19, 2022Judges 13:2-7, 24-25 Psalm 71:1-8 Luke 1:5-25 Our readings today speak of angels. In this modern western culture, we tend to feel uncomfortable with what we call “supernatural” or “paranormal” experiences. But

Sunday, December 18, 2022Isaiah 7:10-16 Psalm 24 Romans 1:1-7 Matthew 1:18-25 My Dear Beloved, O, how I love you! I am grieved when you cannot see me as you walk the treacherous path of fear

Saturday, December 17, 2022 Genesis 49: 2, 8-10    Psalm 72: 1-8   Matthew 1:1-7, 17 In the reading from Genesis, Jacob blesses Judah highlighting Judah’s rise as the royal household: “The sceptre shall not

Friday, December 16, 2022Isaiah 56:1-8 Psalm 67 John 5:33-36 The theme that springs to mind through these three readings is that of following God faithfully, despite what others think, suggest, or do. In the reading

Thursday, December 15, 2022 Isaiah 54:1-10 Psalm 30 Luke 7:24-30 Everybody, just wake up! Prior to our gospel reading, Jesus had healed a centurion’s slave and raised to new life a widow’s son. Both these

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 Isaiah 45: 5-8, 18-25    Psalm 85: 8-13     Luke 7: 19-23 Most of us are aware through media reports or personal experience of the devastating consequences of climate change. 

Monday, December 12, 2022Numbers 24: 2-7, 15 -17a Psalm 25: 3 – 8 Matthew 21: 28 – 32 “…how fair are your tents, O Jacob, your encampments, O Israel! Like palm groves that stretch far away, like gardens beside

Sunday, December 11, 2022Isaiah 35:1-10 Psalm 146:4-9 James 5:7-10 Matthew 11:2-11 When I reflect on the words of Isaiah and Matthew, I know in a deep way the difference between being mired in the values