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5th Sunday of Lent, Year A – 2023

24 mars 2023
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: Ezechiel 37:12-14, gift of the Spirit, Gods promises, knowing God, Life, resurrection, surrender

The first reading of this Sunday is quite astonishing (Ezechiel 37:12-14).
Only three verses but they offer six promises – promises from God himself.

Promises of resurrection,
of life,
of a homeland,
of the gift of God’s Spirit,
of knowing God himself.

Promises repeated, for good measure!
And the text concludes with these words:      

“I have spoken, and I will do it, declares the Lord.”

God speaks, God promises, God commits himself.
Why would we not take him at his word?!
And… dare to reply to his promises…      

Lord, astounding God,
I trust your words,
I rely on your promises,
I dare hope to live for ever,
I surrender to you…

This should suffice for… a lifetime!
 

Note: Another text is available on a different theme, in French at: https://image-i-nations.com/5e-dimanche-du-careme-annee-a-2023/

 

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14th Sunday of Year C – 2022

30 juin 2022
Nicole Gregoire
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Catégories: Anglophones et anglophiles
Mots-clés: God near, kingdom of God, knowing God, knowing someone, Lk.10:17-20, Luke 10:1-12, mantra

Among believers, if asked whether they know God, some people would answer immediately:
“Of course, I know him!”
Others may pause for a moment before replying: “Well, I know some things about him…”

Knowing someone is quite an experience, and to know someone truly the experience must be on-going, never achieved completely.
The same is true, all the more so, where God is concerned.
In fact, to know him truly, we need him to make himself known to us.

In the gospel of this Sunday (Luke 10:1-12,17-20), Jesus tells us something important about God.
Sending his Apostles to towns and villages to tell people about God, Jesus says that they are to proclaim:

“The kingdom of God is very near to you.”
 
The kingdom of God – God’s presence, God himself is indeed very near to us.
Sad to say, many people think of him as far away, far above…
To many people, God is uninvolved, untouched, unmoved by our human experiences…
When he, himself, has chosen to become one of us in Jesus!

It may be helpful in the coming days, to repeat the words – a little like a mantra:
“God is very near…”

The days ahead may be transformed into something we had not experienced until now…

 

Note: Another reflection is available on a different theme in French at:https://image-i-nations.com/14e-dimanche-de-lannee-c-2022/

 

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