Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law – a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household. Matthew 1 ...
Meditation 39 – The workers are few
Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogue, preaching the good ness of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like she ...
Meditation 38 – Jesus heals the blind
As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, ‘Have mercy on us, Son of David!’ when he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them. ‘Do you believe that I am able to do this?’ ‘Yes Lord,’ they replied. The he to ...
Meditation 37 – Life of Unconscious living
Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years cane up behind him and touched the edge of this cloak. She said to herself ‘ if I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.’ Jesus turned and saw her. ‘Take heart daughter,’ he said, ‘ your ...
Meditation 36 – Jesus questioned about fasting
‘No one sews a patch of un-shrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither to men pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst, the wine will run out and the wineskins wil ...
Meditation 35 – The calling of Matthew
As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me’ he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him.’ While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and ‘sinners’ came and ate w ...
Meditation 34 – Jesus heals a paralytic
Jesus stepped into a boat crossed over and came to his own town. Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, ‘Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.’ At this some of the teachers of the law ...
Meditation 33 – Jesus calms the storm
Then he got into the boat and his disciples followed him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, ‘Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!’H ...
Meditation 32 – The cost of following Jesus
When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, ‘Teacher I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but ...
Meditation 31 – Miracles
When he came down from the mountainside, large crowds followed him. A man with leprosy came and knelt before him and said ‘Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean. Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. ‘I am willing’ he said, ‘Be clean!’ ...