The salvation of the world lies in Jesus’ model of non-retaliation.
Jesus’ teaching on the new ethics for disciples do not weigh us down because they are wrapped in generous mercy and humour.
God has given us all we need to live out our calling with integrity.
In the growth of children, God reveals to us much of how we all should be growing and developing.
In the birth of the baby we see the presence of God in smallness and obscurity, enabling us to see that small beginnings are no obstacle to big visions of the reign of justice and peace and freedom.
When fidelity to Christ’s call is failing to bear the expected fruit, but is bearing good fruit, however humble, the call may be to persevere in hope.
The promise that God will bring new life from a dead stump challenges our haste to chop down whatever seems to be in our way.
The coming Christ will do whatever he can to get through our defences.
God is so totally about life, life and more life, that we have trouble comprehending anything of what God is on about.
Letting go of the idea that we can earn God’s favour is very difficult for most people, but it is a key to enjoying the fullness of life and grace.
Jesus calls us to be open to others, not shutting anyone out of our consciousness or care, and treating all as beloved neighbours.
Those who trust God and remain flexible enough to change and grow will have nothing to fear from God’s strong hands.
True worship, which honours and pleases God, is a seamless combination of ritual praise and a life lived in doing good for others.
A sense of shame can be God’s invitation to accept healing and new life.
Faith is not the absence of doubt, but the courage and trust to be faithful to God in your your actions and life, despite doubts and disappointments.
The Lord’s Prayer is given to us, the Church, as a model to shape all our praying.
God’s anger over injustice and hypocrisy is the hot passionate anger of a lover betrayed and aggrieved, an anger which craves reconciliation and rekindled love, not punishment.
God’s call to us is to be the embodiment of divine compassion.
Pray for all people and let God do the judging. The world may be an evil place but you are God’s children and evil has been overcome.
Christ calls us together into a spirit-filled body in the face of demonic forces that would seek to drive us apart and trick us into the fatal error of going it alone.