In the growth of children, God reveals to us much of how we all should be growing and developing.
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
An Open Table where Love knows no borders
Sermons on Formation (Page 3)
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.
Those who trust God and remain flexible enough to change and grow will have nothing to fear from God’s strong hands.
In a moment of transfiguration we glimpse the weightiness of Jesus and his mission, and we are ourselves transfigured, becoming people of greater substance.
True greatness comes in devoting ourselves to recognising and liberating the greatness in others, and that will often come at the cost of misunderstanding, sniping and rejection.
There are no passengers in the Kingdom – those who accept the call must go on to clothe themselves in righteousness.
Jesus calls us to do the hard work to prepare the soil of our hearts an minds, ready to grow the fruits of faith, hope and love.
When Jesus sees us for who we really are, we are enabled to see ourselves for who we really are, without boxes and labels, and so be saved to become who we were created to be.
The coming Christ will accomplish his purposes, which will be the best for us but may conflict with what we want from him.
Growth in faith and love come as we work through tough times together for God.
The Catechumenate, and the annual Lenten journey, are about writing the Word of God into our hearts so that it can protect us from evil and bear fruits of righteousness.
Recognising Jesus as Lord requires such a reversal of conventional values that it cannot but dangerously transform us.
Love is a gift which we invited to become at home in, receiving and enjoying it, not questioning, measuring and regulating it.
God will wound us if necessary to bring us into the full blessing intended for us.
In the face of human evil, God has made a personal commitment to persevere in loving us and drawing us towards fulfilment.
When we detach from things, God comes to fill or possess us by God’s Spirit, and suddenly the world is full of life once more.
The experience of the resurrected Christ may not be as instantly transformative as we’ve often thought, but those who seek Christ’s self-revelation will grow into his mission.
In the elusive quest to know Christ, spiritual disciplines are a valuable means, but can also easily degenerate into idols.
Jesus is opening our eyes and widening our focus to allow God’s ‘unbiased grace’ to break through.
Darkness cannot conceal anything from God, but God who confronts us with truth and justice, and invites us to choose life and promises to help and bless us in that choice.