Monthly Archives: January 2012

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 29 January 2012 Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Finding God seems to me a perpetual game of hide and seek, I wonder what it would be like to stand … Continue reading →

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 22 January 2012 Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 25:4-9; Mark 1:14-20; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31 If one didn’t know the story of Jonah, you’d be forgiven for assuming from the reading that this is a perfectly … Continue reading →

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 15 January 2012 1 Samuel 3:3b-10, 19; Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-10; 1 Corinthians 6:13c-15a, 17-20; John 1:35-42 The young Samuel heard God’s call in the temple at night, but he didn’t recognise it as … Continue reading →

Reflections on the Readings for Sunday 8 January 2012 Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-13; Ephesians 2-3a, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 The story of the magi journeying to Bethlehem is a fitting image to reflect on near the beginning of our … Continue reading →