I wonder if expectancy was also growing in Jesus? If his faith, that had taught him love, trust and integrity, had also told him that there was something else, a place waiting to be filled. And then he set out to find the One who would change his life.
The Holy Spirit could have come on him in Nazareth, while he was in the workshop, John the Baptist could have come and found him. But God seems to appreciate people making the effort – even His Son; the journeys of Abraham and Moses, journeys that enrich the spirit through experience, trials, failure and fulfilment. It is not the Baptism that fulfils this part of the mission but the prayer. Jesus realising that that this is only the beginning; the opening of a door to something more.
As human beings we grow through both achievements and failures of a journey, becoming more and more aware of ourselves; and realising our need of God. God holding us and God within us.
The Holy Spirit will find a way into a willing heart–whether it is the drip, drip, drip of a prayerful life, or a dam-busting conversion. The Spirit will come upon us – and in our own way – we become like Jesus – extraordinary- filled with Grace, a part of the One who is loves us. Next week we enter Ordinary Time again; may I suggest that we don’t. We know that the One has come. Let’s live as if we believe it; that the Kingdom is here; that we live in an Extraordinary Time.
I wonder if expectancy was also growing in Jesus? If his faith, that had taught him love, trust and integrity, had also told him that there was something else, a place waiting to be filled. And then he set out to find the One who would change his life. TheRead More →
MASS & SERVICE TIMES Please note mass times can be located either on the newsletter or on the online calendar. Dates for your Diary Coffee morning Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 10:30am Everyone is welcome. 200 CLUB DRAW Winner: £40 Prize this week – Mrs Beryl Harwood WHY NOT JOINRead More →
The Magis’ role in the story of the Nativity can be adapted to our own journeys and lives. As human beings who are born into this life with free will and the ability to choose whether or not to follow God’s Word, it is inevitable that we too will encounterRead More →
Hildegard’s Cookies of Joy I adapted my own recipe based on several versions found online. Try baking Hildegard’s cookies of joy for yourself. • 3/4 cup of unsalted butter, softened • 1 cup packed brown sugar • 3 egg yolks • 2 cups flour (Hildegard used whole wheat flour, butRead More →
MASS & SERVICE TIMES Please note mass times can be located either on the newsletter or on the online calender. Dates for your Diary Coffee morning Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 10:30am Everyone is welcome. 200 CLUB DRAW Winner: £40 Prize this week – Mrs Kathryn Williams WHY NOT JOINRead More →
There is something very reassuring about Luke’s Holy Family. For him, the most important element was not the ‘holy’ but the ‘family’. What made Jesus the man he grew to be was not an environment of closeted privilege but the sacramental ordinariness of peasant life. The lineage back to DavidRead More →
MASS & SERVICE TIMES Please note mass times can be located either on the newsletter or on the online calender. Dates for your Diary Coffee morning Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 10:30am Everyone is welcome. 200 CLUB DRAW Winner: £40 Prize this week – Mrs Victoria Cummings WHY NOT JOINRead More →
Mary moves from those who would gossip and doubt to the arms of a kindred spirit. Her soul’s friend, Elizabeth, is filled with the goodness and grace of God rather than the accusation and judgement of her neighbours. After all, Elizabeth has something in common with Mary – Elizabeth knowsRead More →
MASS & SERVICE TIMES Please note mass times can be located either on the newsletter or on the online calendar. Dates for your Diary Coffee morning Tuesday 14th January 2025 at 10:30am Everyone is welcome. 200 CLUB DRAW Winner: £40 Prize this week – Mr Alex Zoka WHY NOT JOINRead More →
For all the austerity of his life, John spoke to people in words they could grasp. It was his austerity that drew people’s respect and trust. Here was a man who cared nothing for comfort, money or fame, who could not be bought, and who could speak the truth withoutRead More →
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