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Jan 2025
In addition to being the Companion Diocese Sunday, this week also falls into the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. The theme (challenge) for this year is "Do You Believe This?" (Jesus Christ's question to Martha when he went to see her after Lazarus had died.- This was Martha's response to Jesus's question:
"Yes, Lord," she told him. "I have always believed you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who has come into the world from God." (John 11: 21-27 NLT)
In today's Gospel (John 2: 17-27) Jesus performs the miracle......
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Jan 2025
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Dec 2024
In today's Gospel (Luke 1), Luke speaks of Mary's visit to Elizabeth while both were pregnant. John the Baptist, in Elizabeth's womb, reacted strongly to the presence of Jesus, in Mary's womb. Humans communicate with our bodies. Jesus came present to save us, according to God's will, after Mary said "yes" to God....
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Dec 2024
In Advent, we prepare for the Second Coming of Christ--(future)--and Christ's birth into the world. At the same time, we know that Christ is always present in our lives, loves us, speaks to and with us. We may not always be listening....
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09
Dec 2024
For various reasons, given today's society and both family and social concerns, we frequently hold back from sharing Christ--even from inviting others to join us for worship and communion here at Calvary. Christ's message is still very important and, as baptised Christians and members of Christ's body here on Earth, we are the ones to be sharing about Christ and his message. We need to find ways to bring forward Christ's presence in our lives, enabling us to share Christ with more people....
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01
Dec 2024
The 1st and 2nd Sundays of Advent we are being asked to think about Christ's Second Coming. God's timing is not the same as ours, so we don't know when that time of the Second Coming will be.
God speaks to us in the here and now as we prepare for Christ's Second Coming....
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29
Nov 2024
We need to remember Christ's call to us to be loving members of the Body of Christ and to reach out to those in need. Christ continues to reach out to us, not because we deserve it, but because that is what He promised us. God created all things--including us, his children....
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Nov 2024
In today's Gospel (Mark 12: 38-44), Jesus tells His disciples about the donation a widow made of two copper coins (each worth about 1/8th of a penny--all she had). She was giving her heart to God. We need to learn to do the same....
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03
Nov 2024
In today's Gospel, Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead. All Saints Sunday is a day remember those who have passed into Spirit before us. Jesus has promised us, confirmed in our baptism, that those who believe in Jesus will have everlasting life.
While remembering those who have gone into Spirit before us, we also need to live our lives following the teachings of Christ--especially in loving and service....
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28
Oct 2024
We, too, need to ask Jesus for what we want Jesus to do for us so that we can follow Jesus and His teachings in our hearts, thoughts, and actions....
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