Presider’s Page for 31 May (Pentecost Sunday)
Today we celebrate the day when the Holy Spirit first came to confused and frightened disciples. We share their fear, and ask for a new outpouring to give us courage and the grace to endure.
Today we celebrate the day when the Holy Spirit first came to confused and frightened disciples. We share their fear, and ask for a new outpouring to give us courage and the grace to endure.
On Pentecost day humanity appears at its best, Spirit-inspired, united and sharing in wisdom…
God has something for each of us to do that no one else can do. Like Peter, we need to discern the particular calling the Lord has given to us personally…
The risen Lord asks all of us the same question he put to Peter, "Do you love me?" It is not an accusation but it calls us back into his friendship if in any way we have let him down.
Looking at the barriers often to ecumenical progress, we must hope our leaders realise that unity can only be reached by generous dialogue, not imposed by authority.
Jesus and Paul endorsed the Jewish tradition of intercessory prayer. Praying for others is one a way to express our communion with them in Christ…
Hopefully there will come a day when, like Jesus, we too can turn to God and say, "I have finished the work you gave me to do
Even when alone, we are always in the presence of God, and living members of that family of love. This awareness can bring us a special kind of peace..
We celebrate the Ascension of Jesus today. We remember his sending out of the disciples, and his promise to remain with us always, reassuring words for this dark time.
If we treasure it, we can experience fully that "Joy of the Gospel" so warmly described for us by our good Pope Francis….
To realise the full scope of our personal mission, we need to surrender to where grace will lead us….
22 May, 2020. Friday of Week 6 of Easter
We too can find joy in his going, because by leaving this world Jesus can do so much more for us than if he simply stayed on here.
20 May, 2020. Wednesday of Week 6 of Easter
We need to seek God’s guidance, to see others as God sees them, to judge as God judges…
Lydia illustrates this spirit by showing hospitality to Paul. May the Lord show us too how to give generously from what we have received…
Each Sunday in Easter time, we celebrate the gifts we receive in Baptism and Confirmation. We rejoice that the Spirit is our Advocate, who continues to support us in the difficulties of life, and particularly in this pandemic.
Reverence for God, respect and courtesy for others are parts of the same virtue…
Whatever reasons motivated Paul’s coming over to Europe, he was convinced that the impulse came from the Holy Spirit…
He has given his all, but if the friendship is to bear fruit, we also need to do our part, to choose him…