Reflections – Page 16 – stfrancischurchtairuanz

Good Seed, Good Soil

I’m a person who likes plans. As my life has progressed I have come to realise that I function best with a plan, having learned a thing or two about my foibles in the last couple of decades.
But our plans sometimes (often) don’t lead us to the desired outcomes … [To read more, click on title]

Welcoming Challenges

Have you ever felt unwelcome? How did it feel? Have you ever been staying at someone’s place and felt unwelcome? It’s awkward, eh. What did you do? What can you do?
And, be honest. Have you ever had someone staying with you, and you wish they weren’t?! What did you do? What can you do? … [To read more, click on title]

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny?

Despite the warnings that storms will besiege the faithful, and even in our own times there are many temptations and dangers along the way, Jesus promises that in the tempests of life, we are not to be fearful and to remember that we do not face these challenges alone. God is with us … [To read more, click on title]

Healed? No? Then …

There is a difficult tension in today’s readings for me … On one hand we have in Matthew Jesus’s command to his disciples to go out into all the villages of Judea and heal the sick, raise the dead, set the demonic free and proclaim that ‘the kingdom of heaven is near.’ A powerful story of Christ’s authority and power over all that ails us in this life. Whereas … [To read more, click on title]