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10 Oct 2026

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

THE WEDDING FEAST

On the 7th October we celebrated the feast of the Holy Rosary Pope Francis called the rosary a “simple contemplative prayer, accessible to all, great and small, the educated and those with little education. In the Rosary while we repeat the Hail Mary we meditate on the Mysteries, on the events of Christ’s life, so as to know and love him ever better. The Rosary is an effective means for opening ourselves to God. “Each time we pray the Rosary, he said, “we are taking a step forward, towards the great destination of life” heaven. May we take the opportunities that are given to us to join together in saying the rosary of our lady during this month of October in our families as individuals and as Parish Communities where we live.

In the First reading we hear from Isiah Although he  foresaw the destruction of the nation by the invading Babylonians, he could also offer words of consolation. The ruined Temple would be restored. God would be ‘enthroned’ on his holy mountain of Jerusalem, and the people would be invited to a royal banquet. But the prophet’s vision goes further than imagining a time of the restoration of the nation; all nations will be invited to this banquet. Death itself will be defeated.  There will be no more mourning, no more tears. So, the divine banquet becomes a metaphor for the final realisation of God’s kingdom. In the Second Reading we are told The Philippians had made a collection for Paul, brought to him by one of their number.  He says he has become accustomed to the changes in his circumstances, and he thanks them for their concern for his welfare.  God will reward their generosity, just as he gave Paul the strength to face whatever lies ahead.

In the Gospel reading we hear about the king sending his servants out to call all those who were invited to come to his son’s wedding but none of the invited guests would come. So, the king told his servants to go out and invite everyone on the road to come to the wedding feast.  Jesus tells the parable because his ways doing and saying things had been criticized by the “the chief priests and the elders of the people.”  They rejected him so now he turns to  everyone on the road, and he welcomes the outcasts the poor, the sinners, and the outsiders. Matthew emphasizes, not only the importance of the meal, but the urgent need we have to respond to God the fathers  invitation to his feast.  In the parable those who did respond to the invitation,  did so with enthusiasm and joy. They knew a good thing when they heard it and grasped it immediately, filling the banquet hall just as the king had wanted for his son. Today all of us who say we are Christians are also invited to the wedding feast and this is a pointer towards our participation in the life of the Church where we are now as well as pointing to  eternal life in heaven.

This weekend’s parable reminds all of us that God’s invitation is his gift to us, and it is freely given so that we can accept or ignore it. We are invited to a feast of great joy, and we need to make sure that others feel welcome to join us on our journey to the feast, especially those who don’t get invitations to a feast very often if at all. Those who gathered in from the highways and byways had no claim on the king who really is God our Father. We, too, have no claim on God, We do not merit God’s invitation on our own. It is a grace the father  lovingly offers to each and every one of us. Hopefully all of us will be able to accept the invitation to come to the feast and enjoy it when we get there instead of being like the invited guests who did not come to the wedding feast who were left behind.

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03 Oct 2026

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week saw the beginning of the month of October and there are two aspects to this month. It is the month of the rosary, and the feast of the Holy Rosary is celebrated next Wednesday 7th. October is also the month when we celebrate the missionary effort of the Church throughout the world with World Mission Sunday on the 18th. In our first reading from Issiah, we hear about the owner of the vineyard who did everything he could to care for the vineyard to avoid the sour grapes that the vines produced. The vineyard in this story represents Israel but it could also be us. All of us might become a wilderness without gods love. this reading echoes the Gospel reading.

In the Second Reading St. Paul warns the converts at Phillipi against anxiety and he gives them valuable advice on how to live so that they may enjoy the peace of God that will be with them. Our first reading and the Gospel for this Sunday are all about the grapes and of course we all know that wine that comes from grapes and sometimes the grapes are sour. The parable is also the story of the “tenants” and again we are invited to place ourselves with them. We must, however, understand the frame of mind of these tenants correctly. In many cultures the “tenants” were poor people who are harshly treated by their landowners Jesus certainly would have been on their side, and we would be on their side as well. However, the tenants in the parable are quite different. In the original context the tenants represent “the chief priests and elders of the people”.  In the parable the “tenants” become angry when they are reminded that the vineyard has been leased to them and they must be accountable for what they have done or not done with it. Their anger grows ever more violent as the story develops; the root of their anger is revealed they want to own the vineyard and be the people in charge rather than working there to help the vines grow and produce grapes that aren’t sour but sweet.

Through the parable of the vineyard Jesus reprimands the “chief priests and elders of the people” gathered around him. He focused on the unfaithful people who, by their sin and failure to listen to the prophets, had brought God’s anger down on them. Jesus’ reference to the killing of the King’s only Son was not lost on the Pharisees. They had already decided to kill this Jesus who claimed to be the Son of God. Jesus’ words enraged them, and their hearts were further hardened against Him and it all ended up at the Cross of Calvary on Good Friday. So, this weekend we are asked to reflect on our own faith, and we are called by that faith to go out into the vineyard that is the world where we live and work and have our being. We are called to be humble workers in the vineyard of faith that leads to hope and joy so that we can nourish the vines that represent other people’s faith. We do that by what we say and do so that as a result of our efforts all of us  may give glory to our father in heaven.

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26 Sep 2026

26th Sunday in Ordinary Time

In our first reading for this Sunday, we hear the prophet Ezekiel responding to the charge that God is unjust as god punished the individual for their own actions instead of relying  on the promises of God to Israel as a nation. He goes on to say that each individual will be judged by their own actions and that repentance from sin will win that person pardon and life. In the Second Reading St. Paul tells us that Self seeking rivalry has no place within the Christian community and that the self-emptying of Christ should serve as an example to all those who call themselves Christian. We remember that God rewarded the obedience and humility of Jesus  raised him high and gave him the name that is above all other names.

In our Gospel reading for this weekend, we hear the story of the two sons. The first son, who said no to his father, but who went and did what his father wanted. And then the second  son, who says yes to the father but does not do what his father asked him to do . The first son “thought the better of it.” He was open to change. The second son was set in his ways and closed to what he should have been doing. The ability to change one’s mind is essential to all healthy relationships.  A mind that is closed, whether from pride, stubbornness or stupidity, tends to destroy all relationships, For example when we refuse to admit a mistake, when we are unwilling to apologise and change our ways, when we persist in prejudice against an individual person or group, and when we think we know it all when the truth is that we don’t.  Jesus surprises the people around him by responding favorably to the actions of the tax collectors and prostitutes who may have gotten it wrong at first but have come to their senses and come back with all their hearts.   All of us can truthfully say, “I have made mistakes.” But here now and we are doing our best to follow the ways of the Lord. We try our best to receive the strength of Christ, the power of the Gospel, and try to integrate this into our daily lives.

This parable is Good News for those who think it is too late to change as it points out something very important about faith and religion. Religious practices have to be based on and animated by faith in god the Father. If we really want to honour our God, we must find ways to do the will of the Father. Sometimes it won’t be easy, sometimes it will be very hard.  The Lord calls us to a living faith where we enter into a real relationship with God and that requires an authentic desire to follow Christ, whatever the cost is for us. Through this parable of “the second chance,” grace is given to enable us “to change our minds.” so that we can start anew. Jesus  who tells this parable to us assures us we have his help to redirect our lives  to say “Yes” to the God who calls and enables us to change our hearts and our minds in order to bring about his kingdom in our world where we are today.

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20 Sep 2026

25Th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Isaiah’s call to conversion in the First Reading speaks of God’s readiness to take back the sinner when he says My ways are not your ways; my thoughts not your thoughts. So often in the scriptures, God seems to have a totally different way of approaching things to most of us and we see that here. The prophet contrasts the way God judges with our human way of seeing things. So often, people are judged on past actions, but God sees beyond that.  In the Second Reading  we hear from St Pauls letter to the Philippians this letter was written about 57AD, while Paul was imprisoned.  His courage in suffering ill treatment seems to have been a source of inspiration to many, for which he rejoices in today’s short reading.  There is a hint that execution is a possibility but, alive or dead, he is confident that he is bearing witness to Christ. In another reading we hear that alive or dead we are the Lord’s.

In this weekend’s gospel the parable presents God as a landowner going out at five different times during the day to hire workers for his vineyard. As unskilled workers, they lived day to day at a subsistence level. In areas where such workers can get employment, they got   together in a common area known to employers. The employers sought the workers out, hired them only for the day, and paid them the same night. Day laborers in the vineyard objected to the amount of pay the owner gave them as the first was paid exactly the same as the last one denarius. This tense image rode against the popular view of the Kingdom as a peaceful feast of the faithful in paradise. Jesus told this story to emphasize how the Kingdom differed from people’s ideas and expectations what people expected, and the actual kingdom of God were two very different things. According to Jesus, the faithful, even those who practiced faith all life long, did not earn the Kingdom. The Father gave his children the Kingdom as a gift. The pay issue scandalized Jesus’ followers the most, however. Imagine the most dedicated and hard-working people were paid the same as the others. And they were paid last! Beyond the question of money lie the question of social treatment. The owner treated those who worked for only an hour as he would treat his own family. Those hired at dawn were treated as mere workers. The owner gave greater honor to those who worked the least by paying them well and paying them first. The owner belittled those who worked all day long by paying them so little and paying them last. And, when the workers grumbled, the owner rebuked them in public.

If our ways of thinking and judging are truly far from the Lord’s way, then we have some work to do! Perhaps we need to work harder in the areas of forgiveness, mercy, and generosity, to think as God thinks requires openness and a broad vision, free of self-pity and selfish brooding. It takes gratitude. It means sitting down and reflecting, “What does God want me to do in this or that situation?” It takes courage and humility and grace to act this way. It helps if we just ask ourselves a simple question: What would Jesus do. The parable of the workers in the vineyard is the Lord’s call to all of us to share generously with all people what we meet and that means sharing our resources and our time. All of us share equally in the task, whether called early in the morning or late in the evening of the day, we are called to build up the kingdom of God in this unjust and often times hard world. When we focus upon the needs of others, we give ourselves for the Kingdom. What are we willing to give up for the Kingdom of God as we proclaim the good news in what we say and what we do as we remember the words of the psalm that the Lord is close to all who call on him.

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12 Sep 2026

24th Sunday of Ordinary Time

On Friday we had the 25th anniversary of 9/11 in the USA. It is hard to believe that it is 25 years since the horrific events of  that day, I am sure we all remember where we were when the Planes flew into the World Trade Centre and all the chaos that happened after that. We pray for all those who died  and we also pray for peace in our world as there seems to be war in so many places these days.

In the First Reading from The book of Sirach was written about 200BC by a Jewish scribe. The early Church relied on the text as a source to teach morality and it became known as ‘the Church book’ or ‘Ecclesiasticus’ and this was the name St Jerome used when translating the Bible. Today’s reading warns against anger and the temptation to vengeance, reminding the reader that allowing resentment to build and leaving no room for compassion or forgiveness will end badly.  In the Second Reading Saint Paul is writing to a diverse group of Christians in Rome; a mix of converts from paganism and Judaism with different views on several issues. This short reading comes at the end of a longer passage where the author has been admonishing those who are quick to criticise others for their practices.  Ultimately, Paul writes, it makes no difference who or what we are; all of us died with Christ in baptism, all of us live with Christ 

Our Gospel reading for this Sunday is all about forgiveness. The parable of the unforgiving official is told in order to underline our need for forgiveness. When the king calls his court officials to audit the accounts, one shows a deficiency of ten thousand talents, a colossal sum of money. The sum is deliberately extravagant, running into millions of pounds, to heighten the contrast with the few pounds owed to the official.  When the king orders the sale of the debtor and his family into slavery, the official pleads for time.  The king feels sorry for him and decides to remit the whole of the vast debt.  The official, however, learns nothing from his experience, for he refuses to give a colleague time to pay a trifling debt; instead, he has him thrown into prison. When this heartless behaviour is reported to the king, the grant of full forgiveness is withdrawn, and the unforgiving official is thrown to the torturers.

What do we learn from this parable about showing mercy the saying goes that the mercy we show to others will also be the mercy that  will be shown to us. We often forget that God shows us mercy In the same way that the king showed mercy to  the official!  If we think we do not need the mercy of God, we need to stop and think about it  for all of  us need gods’ mercy in one way or another. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where it was difficult to forgive someone who offended you all of us have been in that situation at some time in our lives. Forgiveness can be very hard in many situations, and for this reason it takes a long time before we bring ourselves to forgive those who sin against us  especially when they might be  people, we trusted a lot. In Matthew’s Gospel Jesus tells us that God’s forgiveness has necessary limits, but perhaps these are just the limits we set ourselves. The unforgiving slave brings judgment on himself by treating his own forgiveness as a license to bring judgment on others. He thus transforms a merciful king into a vengeful judge.

Clearly the master represents God and the servant represents us. So how many times should we forgive the person who wrongs us? When Jesus says seventy-seven times, he really means stop counting. Each day let us ask the Lord for forgiveness for all our sins Let us forgive all those who have sinned against us because that is what our father in heaven asks us to do. Remember our Father in heaven sent us Jesus his son to point the way and he encourages us to follow him.

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05 Sep 2026

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the First Reading for this Sunday Ezekiel pictures himself as a watchman on the city walls, on the lookout for danger. However, he is God’s watchman, with a duty to bring people to a recognition that they are at fault in the eyes of God. In the Second Reading Paul expands on the theme of the ‘living sacrifice’ he outlined in last week’s reading. It is love above all that must guide the followers of Jesus; blessing those who persecute them, feeding the hungry and so on. Love is at the heart of the commandments.

In our Gospel passage for this Sunday St Matthew recounts Jesus’ instructions to the disciples about how they should deal with a brother who does something wrong. This passage is very different from those of the two previous Sundays. They were dramatic stories, marked by deep emotions and implications for the people involved. This is a very practical common-sense teaching on that most common and most prosaic of community problems conflict. It is a great wisdom teaching which continues to be valid for us in our own time. Management has become a science today, and Jesus’s teaching stands for us as a model of how to “manage” conflict in any situation. We are told It is the duty of the disciple to point out the error even if our correction might not be well received. Matthew wants to let the Christians in his community know how to deal with those who drift away from the teaching of Christ or blatantly contravene the commandments.  Matthew chooses those words of Jesus which most stress the authority and the competence of the Christian community, the Church, to deal with these cases.  However, there are some safeguards built into this teaching on reproving those who go astray. Jesus says that first of all you must have it out with him alone. This might lead to a speedy solution and the person’s good name is preserved.

Yet it seems from the gospel reading that the only sanction is that the person be excluded from the community of the Church. But in considering such matters we must be very careful; for getting all worked up about the behavior of someone else can frequently be a sign of something else, something much closer to home.  Encountering the truth about another person and ourselves is daunting because it makes us face up to the weaknesses that are part of us and all we are. We may try to make others a function of our egos, but it fails. Rather than enter the struggle, in many cases we ignore it. In a society where individualism prevails, people usually “mind their own business’: But together all of us form a community of faith and love.  That spirit of love, concern, and caring characterizes the members of Christ’s Church. Our human relationships mirror our relationship with God sometimes good often times not so good. And this is why the Lord tells us today that when we make the decisions that ultimately matter about how we are going to use the lives we have been given, we must trust, not in the authority of men who believe they know God but, in the wisdom, and the authority of the Christian community as a whole. We have to open our hearts and our minds as we listen to the voice of the Lord as He speaks to us.We should not be afraid to encounter the truth about ourselves and others as we deal with the world around us these day’s knowing that Jesus is making the journey with us

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29 Aug 2026

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Well, here we are at the last weekend of August, and the youngsters are going back to school, and I think at this stage everyone will be happy to get back to the daily routine of school and home life. Time does not wait for anyone though sometimes it seems to just go quickly.  The First reading this weekend is from Jeremiah the name of the prophet Jeremiah is often a byword for misery. In today’s reading, the prophet accuses God of being the source of his misery. God has set him a thankless task, where the only reward is insult and derision. Yet, Jeremiah sticks with his mission even though it was a hard job. In the Second Reading  Saint Paul recalls the Jewish tradition of sacrificial offerings  and encourages his Gentile audience to model themselves around this idea. Having been shown such great mercy, they ought to offer themselves as a holy sacrifice as the perfect way to honour God.

In the gospel reading for this Sunday, we see Jesus telling his disciples that ‘If anyone wants to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself and take up his cross and follow me. Jesus also began to make it clear to his disciples that he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer grievously at the hands of the elders, the chief priests and the scribes this was a pointer to all that happened on Good Friday. Peter knew that Jesus was the Messiah that God’s people were waiting on, but he did not understand that Jesus would be a suffering messiah the suffering servant.  But it did happen to Jesus, and it happens to those who follow him being a Christian is not always easy and many who took up their crosses gave their lives. Among all the religious symbols of faith in the world none is more universal than the cross. You see crosses everywhere, on walls, on hillsides, in churches, in houses, in bedrooms, on chains around people’s necks, on all kinds of people, on believers, and on people who aren’t sure about what they believe. Not everyone can explain what the cross means or why they choose to wear one, but everyone has the sense that it is a sign and a symbol, perhaps the ultimate symbol of love, fidelity and faith.  We are told in our gospel reading to deny our very selves and follow Jesus by taking up the crosses that might come our way.  It is so easy to say this but with the grace of God, we can do exactly what Jesus asks of us! With the goal of eternal life as our focus, the Gods grace enables difficult things to become not only possible, but easier for us to see and do.  

 We can find the life God wants us to live.  What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit eternal life?  Today we pray for all those who find the burden of the cross they carry too hard to bear and we hold them in prayer.

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22 Aug 2026

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

In the First Reading  from Isaiah The LORD declares that He will remove Shebna from his position and replace him with Eliakim. Eliakim will have authority and be like a trusted peg, honoured by his family. In the Second Reading  from Romans declare that the vastness of God’s wisdom and knowledge is incomprehensible. No one can fully understand His mind or advise Him. Everything originates from and exists for Him. Glory to Him eternally. This weekend in our gospel reading Jesus asks the apostles “who do you say the Son of Man is?” Jesus was in Caesarea Philippi in the northeastern corner of Palestine. There no one would not look for Him. He had much to teach the twelve before He could leave them this was quality teaching time.

So, He put the question to them that went to the heart of the matter, “Who do you say I am?” Peter acting as spokesman for the others told Him He was “the Son of the living God” Peter confesses the deep mystery of Jesus, who is the Christ and the Son of God.  In the light of this inspired confession, Peter is chosen to be the rock on which the Church is built. When Jesus told him, “ you are Peter and, on this rock, I will build my Church” Peter received the gift of being the leader of the Church. Peter was first among the apostles, first among those who were called to proclaim the Kingdom of God on earth. Peter took leadership in the Church at Pentecost. After he, the apostles and Mary, received the Holy Spirit, Peter led everyone out to the Temple and began preaching the good news to the people. After Saul became Paul, after the persecutor of the primitive Church accepted Jesus Christ, Paul spent three years in the desert reflecting on his experience of the Lord on the Road to Damascus. He then went to Jerusalem to receive Peter’s blessing and commission to bring the Good News of the Gospel to the world.  We do not know how Peter got to Rome. We know that he was there, though. We know that Peter died in Rome, crucified head down. The excavations under the Basilica of St. Peter revealed a tomb with the words, Here Lies Peter. We also know that when Peter died, the charism he was given to lead the Church remained active in Rome.  The ones who took his place were St. Linus, and those who followed him, St. Cletus, St. Clement in the Apostolic succession right through the centuries up until Pope Leo  in our present time.

All of the Holy Fathers are recognized as having received the  same charism that the Lord gave to Peter to lead the Church and this has passed down through the centuries. As time went on, these bishops of Rome would be given the title, Pope, Papa, Father of the Family, leader of the Church.  Through our baptism, all Christians have received a share in the power of the keys to heaven. With that power goes responsibility to witness to the Gospel.  God gives authority to those He chooses. Our Challenge is to Trust that God is at work through His Church and its leaders. From the very beginning we have had both saints and sinners among our popes, bishops, priests, religious and laity. But the Gospel reassures us that, in spite of our weakness and the many ways in which we may be found wanting, God is still close to us and faith is a journey, not a destination. So let us continue our Journey as we go forward together in faith.

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15 Aug 2026

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Well, here we are at the middle of August, with just two weeks to go before the schools reopen after the long summer holidays. When you stop to think about it time just seems to be passing by. It is worrying when a 23 year tells you that his life is flashing by his eyes what must it be doing for those who are older?  The scripture readings for the20th Sunday are all about faith and trust in God. The readings show that our heavenly father welcomes everyone and listens to those who seek Him. The First Reading tells us that the LORD calls for righteousness and justice. Foreigners who love and serve Him, keeping the covenant and observing the Sabbath, will find acceptance in His house as his house is the house of prayer for all nations. In the Second Reading  St Paul tells us Brothers and sisters, as the apostle to the Gentiles, I glorify my ministry, making my race envious for salvation. Rejection brings reconciliation, and God’s gifts and call endure. Mercy awaits all

Our Gospel reading is about the faith of the Canaanite woman whose daughter was being tormented by a devil when you read the story, we realize it is really about the great faith that she has and it was that faith in Jesus that cured her daughter even though she had to be persistent in dealing with the Lord. The woman in today’s Gospel story is not satisfied with just tears though.  Her daughter “is tormented by a demon.”   Parents among us know what that might feel like and how fiercely we would spring into action if a “cure” was before us for our own sick child.   She cries out and asks Jesus for help … and perseveres even when the disciples try to send her away and Jesus Himself rebuffs her!  Jesus relents because her faith is great. In the same story we see much about ourselves and our own faith.  Over a number of years, I have known people who have been praying for something for a family member and very often they have said to me that the prayers have not been heard let alone answered. I have always told them to hang in there to persist like the Canaanite Woman and not give up the prayers because they are always heard and this has been the case with so many people throughout history.

In the same way as the Canaanite woman pestered Jesus, we should never give up though we mightn’t have our requests granted when WE want them, they will be granted when we really need the things that we are praying for. The message of today’s readings is all about FAITH life can be a bit of a pickle with good and bad things within it, but a life lived with faith will see all the various obstacles being removed. Would our faith be as persistent as the faith of the woman in this Sundays Gospel? Only you can answer that one and I hope that your faith is persistent like the Canaanite woman whose daughter Jesus Cured because faith moves mountains but remember not to stop climbing!!

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08 Aug 2026

19th Sunday of OrdinaryTime

In the first reading the prophet Elijah is on the run from the anger of King Ahab and his wife, Jezebel.  He finds refuge in a cave on Mount Horeb where God reveals himself to Elijah not through earthquake, wind or fire, but rather through a gentle breeze – the breath of God.  The subtlety of God’s presence is so gentle it could easily be missed by those expecting great signs and wonders.

In the second reading Paul, familiar with the teaching of his former Jewish faith and converted by his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus, struggles to understand why his Jewish brethren have not also understood ‘the truth’ that guides him. Perhaps his anguish is heightened because he was accused of turning away from his Jewish faith to preach to the gentiles.

The gospel reading this Sunday is all about Jesus’s walking on water but if you look beyond the walking on water this story is really about trust and faith in God. We have no problem identifying with Peter, he is so like us. He is confident one moment and then, when things get difficult and he realizes that he has bitten off more than he can chew, he falls apart. By then it is too late and he needs help and that is when Jesus offers peter his hand.  and he acknowledge Jesus as the Son of God. Life is like that, we start something like a new job, college, marriage, or a project to help others, but then it gets complex and beyond what we are capable of. We are sinking, we are drowning. Not an uncommon experience in so many situations in life and in the way we deal with them. God doesn’t always give us an immediate cure or a fast solution when we bring ourselves in prayer for others or for ourselves to God. God, through Jesus, is not distant from our problems. Jesus shows us that when he reaches out a hand to Peter and to us, he is companion with us in the storms of life.  

At times we may well be floundering, like Peter, but Jesus reaches out to help us, to rescue us. What better analogy could there be of our own lives and relationship with Jesus. We live messy lives, we doubt and we lack faith but nevertheless we are still moving towards the Lord. This Sunday we are reminded that we should   listen for God in quiet moments and trust Him in hard times. Elijah found God in a gentle whisper. Peter walked on water but sank when he doubted. Jesus saved him, showing that God does not abandon those who call out for help and that include all of us today.

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