Our actions will follow from where our heart leads us to look and see, and what we think about.
What we focus on and what we fill our time and our minds with has a direct effect on what our
instant responses to people and situations will be.
The challenge of Palm Sunday is to find our-self in the story, saying ‘Yes’ to Jesus and all that he stood for. Let’s all go up to Jerusalem, but it could be dangerous! ALL AGE MESSAGE ‘Magpie’ talks about things he has done and the ways he deals with the issues he creates. When…
Mary gave her very best expensive perfume to show her love for Jesus. It was a free but costly gift that Jesus gave – his life, to show his love for us. ALL AGE MESSAGE When the ‘jar’ is broken open the sweet healing of Christ can be released. A broken ‘jar’ can transform…
Life is a journey -we all make right and wrong decisions.
We have things in life we regret.
If there is genuine love in a relationship then there will be forgiveness.
God says to us all, “My child,
welcome back you are forgiven”.
Our society works on ‘rules for good people and punishment for bad things’. In suffering this is challenged.
In Isaiah, God says that he worked differently, persevering in faith in adversity.
In Luke the story about the bad Fig tree is challenged, but with caring and nurture, good is achieved.
Lent is a season of repentance and lament. Christians convince
themselves they are good people and of good moral perfection.
“Holiness”, is not about the absence of sin, but a significant heightened awareness of sin.
In the awareness of our frailty before God and of our sin; the more we experience God’s saving grace and the abundant generosity of God in our lives.
In this reading the Devil is personified and speaks clearly in Human language.
The temptations of Jesus talk
clearly about satisfying hunger, using power to influence, keeping safe
from harm.
May our practices in Lent give us wisdom and draw us closer to God and his/her creation and purposes.
