Category Archives: #BibleStories

Shine Like Brightness

Daniel 12 today says Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Something happened that made these words prophetic as the day unfolded. … Continue reading

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Gentle Silence

A gentle silence envelops the world sometimes. Wisdom 18 is a stunning reading, one of my favourites from the Hebrew Scriptures: While gentle silence enveloped all things, and night in its swift course was now half gone, your all-powerful word … Continue reading

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Author of Beauty

I am finding it a challenge to get to mass in the mornings and even to crack open my missal to do the daily readings. What joy though today to come across these words from Wisdom 13 about the author … Continue reading

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Rejoice in Hope

Chemo treatment Round Four started with a kick to the curb yesterday. I did not see it coming. Honestly, the whole session was off from the normal. I arrived five minutes late instead of early and then had to wait … Continue reading

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More Than Conquerors

We are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us, Romans 8 tells us today. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. We will experience hardship, distress, persecution, famine, and peril and still we will conquer and be … Continue reading

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Completely Incapable

Luke 13 tells a stunning story of compassion and healing today. Jesus is teaching in the synagogue on the Sabbath and a woman who has been bent over for 18 years is present. Crippled by a spirit, she was bent … Continue reading

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Take Heart!

A blind beggar sits by the roadside as Jesus and a large crowd leave Jericho. He has been left out of the excitement but that is about to change drastically. Bartimeus begins to shout out loud when he learns that … Continue reading

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Throne of Grace

Hebrews 4: 16 is a great line: Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. How many times do we go to that … Continue reading

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Ash Heaps and Thanks Heaps

The Canadian Thanksgiving is the perfect day to stop and be conscious of the many blessings received this year. Where do I begin? Of course, I start with the Creator who has accompanied me through all of this. From there … Continue reading

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Narrow Gates & Minds

The Gospel Reading from Mark today points out that it is hard to enter the kingdom of God. How much easier is it for a camel to walk through the eye of a needle! Sometimes that image gets translated, whether … Continue reading

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