Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. The he said to it, ‘May you never bear fruit again’ immediately the tree withered. When the ...
Meditation 73 – Jesus at the temple
Jesus entered the temple area and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. ‘It is written,’ he said to them. ‘My house will be called a house of prayer, but you ...
Meditation 72 – Two blind men receive sight
As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard Jesus was going by they shouted, ‘Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!’ The crowd rebuked them and told them to b ...
Meditation 71 – A mother’s request
Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favour of him. ‘What is it you want?’ He asked. She said, ‘Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in the kingdom.’ ...
Meditation 70 – The parable of the workers in the vineyard
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in ...
Meditation 69 – The rich young man
Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. The come, follow me.When the young man heard this, he went away sad, because he had great wealth. Then Jesus said to his disc ...
Meditation 68 – The little children and Jesus
‘Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these’.Matthew 19:14 What hindrances do we come across in our lives? What external influences do you use in order to help you make decisions? Are you ...
Meditation 67 – Divorce
“Haven’t you read”’ he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female’, and said ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and the two will become one flesh’? So they are no longer two, but on ...
Meditation 66 – The parable of the unmerciful servant
The Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you not seven times, but seventy-seven times’ Matthew 18:21-22 You cannot be one in spirit with God i ...
Meditation 65 – Parable of the lost sheep
‘See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.’ Matthew 18:10-11 Jesus was referring to the fact that when we are born again, when we wake up the spirit a ...