What I am reading in today's first reading, again from the prophet Jeremiah, is the need to continuously start afresh. We start building something and then all of the sudden it crashes down…
Read moreToday's first reading from the prophet Jeremiah is an interesting one. It starts with words of despair from the prophet: Woe is me, my mother, for you have borne me to be a man of strife and…
Read moreToday's first reading from the first letter of St. John is about love. The main point is that God is love, so anybody who is in God also loves. God also shows His love first by sending his …
Read moreToday's first reading from the letter of St Paul to the Corinthians features one of my favorite passages. In another context, it could also work well as a motivational video or song. We are…
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"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you". I have always found this passage from the prophet Jeremiah very reassuring. Knowing that somebody knows you before you were even born: how…
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In today's Gospel, Jesus speaks about branches bearing fruit or not. As a branch, he says that we can only bear fruit if we remain in him, if we listen to His word. In the book I have just f…
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Today's readings are about seeking and not finding him. In the first reading from the Song of Songs , the bride is looking for her spouse "whom my heart loves" but cannot find him…
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In today's readings, there are multiple mentions of the word "false". In Psalm 118 , the psalmist asks the Lord to "Keep my eyes from what is false". In the Gospel from M…
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In today's readings there are a number of references to city structures. In the first reading, the city of Jerusalem is surrounded by the Assyrians, who send a message to discourage the Jews…
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"I have toiled in vain, I have exhausted myself for nothing" is a passage from the prophet Isaiah from today's first reading. How many times have I felt that all I have done is f…
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