Resisting the Prowling Lion – Day 16
If the ‘demons’ of our life cannot turn us into hardened unrepentant egoists then they are more than happy to settle with small sins. After all banal sin remain sin.
If the ‘demons’ of our life cannot turn us into hardened unrepentant egoists then they are more than happy to settle with small sins. After all banal sin remain sin.
let all men read in your face the happiness of a Christian that loves his Master
This file contains 12 ‘Stations of Creation’, based on the Canticle of the Creatures’ which are offered as a free gift to all those who want to spend time in prayer and praise at the generous gifts of God we meat each day through Brother Sun and Sister Moon
This blog contains a liturgy which contains both an appreciation of the Creation (taken from the Stations of Creation first formalise by Colin Wilfred SSF) and a Eucharist with a Franciscan theme.
We ask Thy peace, oh Lord!
Through storm, and fear, and strife,
To light and guide us on
Through a long struggling life;
Nothing good, in God’s eternal plan, comes from war. However it is during war that I think we are most aware of our frailty, our failings and our capacity for cruelty.
…if we are ever to grow in our prayer life, each of us needs to learn how to dive deeper into the pool of God’s love and revelation. For it is in this way that we finally wake up from the false dream of ‘a sense of supplication’ into a deeper relationship with the God of love
‘It Is Written…’ (Hearing what the Bible Clearly Says) Sermon at St John the Baptist, Felixstowe 26 February 2023 – Sunday before Lent Text: ‘Away with you, Satan! for it is written,“Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.” ’ (Matthew 4v10) God give you peace my Sisters and Brothers. The Medieval Church had a unique way… Continue reading Sermon: ‘It Is Written…’ (Hearing what the Bible Clearly Says)
The solution for being sinned against (perceived or real) can never be to sin back but can only ever be the free-will offering of forgiveness and love.
How do we avoid allowing the habits and actions of others to become centres for sin in our own life?