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Oct 22, 2025 • 11min
Wednesday 22 October 2025 - Brought from death to life
Wednesday 22 October 2025Today is Wednesday the 22nd of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time.
Nick Chambers sings, ‘I Just Want To See’. What might you carry into your own prayer from this song?
The worry of being a burden
Eclipses this quiet belief
But I’ll throw off the cloak from my shoulders
when you call me up onto my feet
And quiet the voices that keep me
From crying out my need
Son of David,
have mercy on me
I just want to see
I just want to see
Lost on the path where you find me
This labyrinth under my feet
I walk forward but always returning
Back through some twisting of grief
Still my heart is burning within me
Just to hear you speak
Wandering stranger,
will you stay with me?
I just want to see
I just want to see
Open my eyes
Open my eyes
I just want to see
I just want to see
Today’s reading is from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
Romans 6:12-18
Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
In this passage, Paul is trying to get the Roman Christians to understand how to live the life they are called to live as a result of what God has done for us in Jesus Christ. How might they have understood and responded as Paul tells them: “do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies”? What is your response, too?
Paul says that we have “been brought from death to life”. What impact does this truth have on your day-to-day living?
Now listen once more as the passage is read for you again. What most strikes you about it this time?
Romans 6:12-18
Therefore, do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.
“You are not under law but under grace”. How do you live your life based on this truth? Spend some time speaking to God about this in these final moments...
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 21, 2025 • 12min
Tuesday 21 October 2025 - Have your lamps lit
Tuesday 21 October 2025Today is Tuesday the 21st of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time.
Juliano Ravanello sings, Adoro te devote, a prayer written by St Thomas Aquinas:
‘Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore,
Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more,
See, Lord, at thy service low lies here a heart
Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.’
Adoro te devote, latens Deitas
Quæ sub his figuris vere latitas
Tibi se cor meum totum subjicit
Quia te contemplans totum deficit
Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur
Sed auditu solo tuto creditur
Credo quidquid dixit Dei Fílius
Nil hoc verbo veritatis verius
In cruce latebat sola Deitas
At hic latet simul et humanitas
Ambo tamen credens atque confitens
Peto quod petivit latro pœnitens
Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intueor
Deum tamen meum te confiteor
Fac me tibi semper magis credere
In te spem habere, te diligere
O memoriale mortis Domini!
Panis vivus, vitam præstans homini!
Præsta meæ menti de te vivere
Et te illi semper dulce sapere
Pie pellicane, Jesu Domine
Me immundum munda tuo sanguine
Cujus una stilla salvum faceret
Totum mundum quit ab omni scelere
Jesu, quem velatum nunc aspicio
Oro fiat illud, quod tam sitio
Ut, te revelata cernens facie
Visu sim beatus tuæ gloriæ. Amen
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 12:35-38
Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those servants.
Jesus’ teaching here is quite strong. What do you notice particularly about the passage? What is at the heart of Jesus’ message?
Place yourself into the scene for a moment. What is it like to be “waiting for the Master”? Does this echo in your own waiting on Jesus?
“The Master will have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them”. Does anything surprise you about this?
Now listen as the passage is read to you once more. Imagine the scene as it unfolds...
Luke 12:35-38
‘Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. Blessed are those servants whom the master finds alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. If he comes during the middle of the night, or near dawn, and finds them so, blessed are those servants.
Finally, see if you can gather together all the thoughts that have risen inside you during this time, and then turn them into a prayer to God.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 20, 2025 • 13min
Monday 20 October 2025 - Rich towards God
Monday 20 October 2025Today is Monday the 20th of October, in the 29th week of Ordinary Time.
The community of Taizé sing Beati voi poveri: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the Kingdom of God.’
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to [Jesus], ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’
Luke’s gospel tends to regard wealth with some suspicion. Why do you think this might be? What is your own relationship to wealth?
Someone in the crowd seems to order Jesus to intervene in a family situation... How do you imagine the moment Jesus responds?
As you hear the passage a second time, notice how you respond to Jesus’ parable...
Luke 12:13-21
Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.’ Then he told them a parable: ‘The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.” But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?” So it is with those who store up treasures for themselves but are not rich towards God.’
As this time of prayer comes to a close, is there anything that has stayed with you from the passage or your own reflections? Spend a moment speaking about this with Jesus, as one friend speaks to another.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 19, 2025 • 12min
Sunday 19 October 2025 - Keep hearing my prayer
Sunday 19 October 2025Today is Sunday the 19th of October, beginning the 29th week of Ordinary Time.
The Community of Taizé sing, ‘O Lord Hear My Prayer’. What is your prayer today? What are you asking the Lord to hear today?
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 18:1-8
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, “Grant me justice against my opponent.” For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.”’ And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
So, how persistent are you in prayer? Jesus’ message here is clear: don’t give up!
It’s a playful picture and the point hits home all the more strongly for that, would you agree?
What do you pray for? For whom do you pray?
Perhaps you have been praying for someone, or something, for a long time. Your subconscious refrain might have become: ‘I’m feeling jaded, what’s the point?’ rather than: ‘Lord in your mercy, keep hearing my prayer.’
Listen to the passage again. Be encouraged.
Luke 18:1-8
Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray always and not to lose heart. He said, ‘In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor had respect for people. In that city there was a widow who kept coming to him and saying, “Grant me justice against my opponent.” For a while he refused; but later he said to himself, “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.”’ And the Lord said, ‘Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them? I tell you, he will quickly grant justice to them. And yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
How do today’s words from Jesus make you want to pray?
Bring all your concerns of this moment to God. You might notice that in doing so, you begin not to lose heart.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 18, 2025 • 8min
Saturday 18 October 2025 - Give joyful thanks
Saturday 18 October 2025Welcome to the Saturday Examen.
If you were to re-capture some of this week’s reflections, you might want to imagine a wide angled lens sweeping over the whole picture of salvation and then homing in on tiny details of our human condition.
Jesus, meeting crowds of people, even thousands, and homing in on individuals- even sparrows, and the hairs on our head!
Breathe deeply.
Let the shape of the story of redemption take you in, over time, over the generations. You are part of a whole.
Give joyful thanks.
Home in on a simple detail that might be bringing you down. Bring it to God.
Ask for a greater awareness of the whole picture of redemption as well as the tiny detail.
Step out into the day in God’s amazing grace...
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 17, 2025 • 13min
Friday 17 October 2025 - In God's sight
Friday 17 October 2025Today is Friday the 17th of October, the feast of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time.
Jon Guerra sings, ‘Reckoner’. How does this song speak to you today? Notice if a particular line or phrase stays with you...
These are the days of the devil in the wilderness
These are the tastes that have turned into bitterness
It's not that we doubt that a stone can turn into bread
It's just we doubt that we're hungry at all
The serial temptations of the age are getting harder
The country's getting meaner, computers getting smarter
The pains we try to numb are only getting sharper
We're going on like nothing's the matter at all
Every valley will be lifted
Every mountain brought low
When the reckoner comes reckoning
Every secret will be known
Truly truly, I tell you truly
There's an axe laid at the root
Before the reckoner comes reckoning
Repent, believe the truth
The phone in my pocket was sold like a gain to me
I've lost so much time and attention to technology
That sells me the lie that it knows what I really need
And God knows it only make me feel more alone
This is the rot and the end of civilization
When the spirit is quenched by a spiritless simulation
We need no other signs, no other tribulation than this
Every valley will be lifted
Every mountain brought low
When the reckoner comes reckoning
Every secret will be known
Truly truly, I tell you truly
There's an axe laid at the root
Before the reckoner comes reckoning
Repent, believe the truth
We shall not live by bread alone
But by every word that comes from the mouth of God
We shall not live by bread alone
But by every word that comes from the mouth of God
Truly, truly I tell you truly
As you did it to one of these
To the least of these my brethren
You did it unto me
For I was hungry, and you fed me
I was thirsty, you gave me drink
I was a stranger, and you welcomed me
You did it unto me
Some trust in chariots, in power or politicians
Some trust in the market of collective superstitions
But we trust in the name of the Lord of crucifixion
And the hope of resurrection
In Jesus Christ
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 12:1-7
Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.
‘I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
What do these words of Jesus today tell you about aspects of the character of God?
What do they tell you about your role? Consider the importance of: Transparency. Courage. Trusting the all-seeing, all-knowing God.
Consider the contrasts - the thousands gathered to hear Jesus. Jesus homing in on the tiny detail of sparrows, and the very hairs on our head!
Listen to the passage again and notice what aspects of the passage draw a reaction from you.
Luke 12:1-7
Meanwhile, when the crowd gathered in thousands, so that they trampled on one another, he began to speak first to his disciples, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, that is, their hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops.
‘I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that can do nothing more. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten in God’s sight. But even the hairs of your head are all counted. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
You could speak with this all-seeing, all-knowing God. ‘Not one is forgotten in God’s sight.’ Allow yourself to be seen and known and not forgotten.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 16, 2025 • 11min
Thursday 16 October 2025 - Woe to you
Thursday 16 October 2025Today is Thursday the 16th of October, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time.
The monks of Pluscarden Abbey sing: Deus in adjutorium meum intende:
O God come to our aid, O Lord, make haste to help us.
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 11:47-54
‘Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, “I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute”, so that this generation may be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation. Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.’
When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile towards him and to cross-examine him about many things, lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
How do you sense the atmosphere in today’s scene? You could place yourself in amongst the players. Take in the facial expressions, the tones of voice. Feel the heat in the place. The hostility.
In one word, how would you describe Jesus here? Watch how he challenges. Observe how he deals with cross examination. Try and get the measure of the man, try and get a tiny measure of the very Son of God.
Listen to the passage again and notice any word or phrase that stays with you.
Luke 11:47-54
‘Woe to you! For you build the tombs of the prophets whom your ancestors killed. So you are witnesses and approve of the deeds of your ancestors; for they killed them, and you build their tombs. Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, “I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute”, so that this generation may be charged with the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who perished between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation. Woe to you lawyers! For you have taken away the key of knowledge; you did not enter yourselves, and you hindered those who were entering.’
When he went outside, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be very hostile towards him and to cross-examine him about many things, lying in wait for him, to catch him in something he might say.
Allow Jesus to turn to you, when all is done for that day of great tension, to walk away to a quiet place together. You might want simply to sit with him, give him time to rest.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 15, 2025 • 12min
Wednesday 15 October 2025 - God's kindness
Wednesday 15 October 2025Today is Wednesday the 15th of October, the feast of Saint Teresa of Jesus, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time.
CalledOut Music sings, ‘Thank You Lord’. Can you join in with this joyful thanksgiving today?
What shall I say?
Unto the Lord
All I have to say
Is thank you Lord
What shall I say?
Unto my father
Cause All I have to say
Is thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
See all I have to say
Is thank you Lord
For the breath in my lungs
(I thank you Lord)
For the strength in my body
(I thank you Lord)
You're a wonderful father to me
(I thank you Lord)
From the depths of my heart, all I have to say
(I thank you Lord)
Today’s reading is from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Romans.
Romans 2:1-11
Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgement on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. You say, ‘We know that God’s judgement on those who do such things is in accordance with truth.’ Do you imagine, whoever you are, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself, you will escape the judgement of God? Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realise that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgement will be revealed. For he will repay according to each one’s deeds: to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honour and immortality, he will give eternal life; while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but wickedness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be anguish and distress for everyone who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honour and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.
Sobering words from St Paul today. But are they not also freeing?
‘Whoever you are!’ That’s all of us. When it comes to the judgement of God, not one of us is any better than the other. Notice your reaction.
‘God’s kindness is meant to lead (us) to repentance’. In the light of these words, how do you feel? Can you sit with God in His kindness? Stay with that thought for a while.
As you hear the passage again, you might like to recall the famous scene where Jesus writes in the sand and says to a woman, utterly humiliated by those publicly judging her, ‘I do not condemn you’.
Romans 2:1-11
Therefore you have no excuse, whoever you are, when you judge others; for in passing judgement on another you condemn yourself, because you, the judge, are doing the very same things. You say, ‘We know that God’s judgement on those who do such things is in accordance with truth.’ Do you imagine, whoever you are, that when you judge those who do such things and yet do them yourself, you will escape the judgement of God? Or do you despise the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not realise that God’s kindness is meant to lead you to repentance? But by your hard and impenitent heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgement will be revealed. For he will repay according to each one’s deeds: to those who by patiently doing good seek for glory and honour and immortality, he will give eternal life; while for those who are self-seeking and who obey not the truth but wickedness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be anguish and distress for everyone who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek, but glory and honour and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality.
You might like to have a conversation in the presence of God’s loving kindness. You might begin to touch on the whole topic of judgment. Don’t be afraid of letting it be brought to light. Allow your conversation to develop. Become aware of ‘the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience’.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 14, 2025 • 12min
Tuesday 14 October 2025 - Those things that are within
Tuesday 14 October 2025Today is Tuesday the 14th of October, in the 28th week of Ordinary Time.
'Come, my way, my truth, my life.' As I enter this time of prayer today, I begin by inviting the Lord into my life. I acknowledge my need for God to show me the way, to teach me the truth, to give me life.
Come, my way, my truth, my life;
Such a way as gives us breath.
Such a truth as ends all strife:
Such a life as killeth death.
Come, my light, my feast, my strength;
Such a light as shows a feast.
Such a feast as mends in length,
Such a strength as makes his guest.
Come, my joy, my love, my heart;
Such a joy as none can move.
Such a love as none can part,
Such a heart as joys in love.
Today’s reading is from the Gospel of Luke.
Luke 11:37-41
While [Jesus] was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? So give for alms those things that are within; and see, everything will be clean for you.
Invitation... What’s in an invitation? Kindness, hospitality, interest in the other? What else? What’s in an invited guest’s response? Curiosity, pleasure at being included? What else?
Be involved in today’s scene. Sit at the table, or perhaps serve the food, hear the conversation. Let all the activity suddenly cease as Jesus makes his incisive observation.
Jesus talks about the inner life. How do you recognise your own motives? Perhaps you make a regular check. Perhaps you invite God to examine it with you. Perhaps a wise companion helps you.
Listen to the passage again. Our all-seeing, all-knowing, ever-present, compassionate God. Sit with God for a moment. Perhaps even at a table in your imagination.
Luke 11:37-41
While [Jesus] was speaking, a Pharisee invited him to dine with him; so he went in and took his place at the table. The Pharisee was amazed to see that he did not first wash before dinner. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness. You fools! Did not the one who made the outside make the inside also? So give for alms those things that are within; and see, everything will be clean for you.
Allow Jesus to join you and offer you an invitation. Talk with him, as one friend to another, about this invitation made freely to all.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
World without end
Amen
Oct 14, 2025 • 12min
Tuesday 14 October 2025 - Miséricorde
Saint Callixte Ier, pape et martyrAujourd'hui nous sommes le mardi 14 octobre, et nous fêtons Saint Callixte Ier, pape et martyr au 3ème siècle après Jésus-Christ.
Je cherche à écouter le Seigneur. Lui qui est tout à la fois visible à l’extérieur dans la beauté de la création et sensible au plus intérieur de moi-même. Pour relier les deux, j’inspire en regardant autour de moi et j’expire en pensant au souffle que je reçois de Dieu. Au nom du Père, et du Fils et du Saint-Esprit. Amen
Nous écoutons le psaume 50, interprété en araméen par Trio Mandili. “Pitié pour moi, mon Dieu, dans ton amour, selon ta grande miséricorde, efface mon péché.”
La lecture de ce jour est tirée du chapitre 11 de l’évangile selon saint Luc.
En ce temps-là, pendant que Jésus parlait, un pharisien l’invita pour le repas de midi. Jésus entra chez lui et prit place. Le pharisien fut étonné en voyant qu’il n’avait pas fait d’abord les ablutions précédant le repas. Le Seigneur lui dit : « Bien sûr, vous les pharisiens, vous purifiez l’extérieur de la coupe et du plat, mais à l’intérieur de vous-mêmes vous êtes remplis de cupidité et de méchanceté. Insensés ! Celui qui a fait l’extérieur n’a-t-il pas fait aussi l’intérieur ? Donnez plutôt en aumône ce que vous avez, et alors tout sera pur pour vous. »
Textes liturgiques © AELF, Paris
1. Le pharisien invite Jésus chez lui à déjeuner, il ouvre sa porte au Christ. Quel peut être le sens de cette invitation pour lui ? Et moi, qu'est ce qui m’a poussée à entreprendre ce temps de prière ? Qu’est ce que j’attends en accueillant Dieu aujourd'hui?
2. “ Vous êtes remplis de cupidité et de méchanceté, insensés… » dit Jésus. Cela semble l’énerver qu’on pense que la purification est une affaire de vaisselle, de plats et de mains à laver. Ou peut-être est-ce devant tant d’habitudes qui dessèchent nos cœurs au lieu de les ouvrir? Ou est-ce devant nos attitudes critiques, nos jugements des autres?
3. Jésus nous donne aujourd’hui un moyen efficace de nous purifier le cœur : apprendre à donner en aumône. Qu’est ce que j’en fais aujourd'hui ?
Comment moins juger les autres et mieux veiller sur mon coeur ? J’écoute de nouveau Jésus.
Je demande à l’Esprit Saint de venir comme un maître chez moi et je le prie de transformer dans mon cœur ce qui n’est pas à la ressemblance de Jésus. Je formule ma demande précise pour ces jours-ci.
*Notre Père qui est aux cieux
—Mes enfants qui sont sur terre
*Que ton nom soit sanctifié
—Rappelez-vous que je suis votre Créateur et Seigneur
*Que ton règne vienne
—Je veux votre bien et celui de toute la création
*Que ta volonté soit faite sur la terre comme au ciel
—Laissez-vous instruire par mon fils et guider par mon Esprit
*Donne nous aujourd’hui notre pain de ce jour
— Recevez mes dons de Vie aujourd’hui, sans vous angoisser des lendemains
*Pardonne-nous nos offenses comme nous pardonnons aussi à ceux qui nous ont offensés
— Pardonnez à vos frères et sœurs comme je vous pardonne
*Ne nous laisse pas entrer en tentation
— Vous êtes libres et appelés à la vie
* mais délivre nous du mal.
— J’écoute et j’exauce vos demandes !
Au nom du Père, et du Fils et du Saint-Esprit. Amen


