Word in the Hand

Inspired by a sunrise at Holy Island wordinthehand2010

Gospel Luke 18:1-8 Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart. ‘There was a judge in a certain town’ he said ‘who had neither fear of God nor respect for man. In the same town there was a widow who kept on coming to him and saying, “I want justice from you against my enemy!” For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, “Maybe I have neither fear of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I must give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and worry me to death.”’ And the Lord said ‘You notice what the unjust judge has to say? Now will not God see justice done to his chosen who cry to him day and night even when he delays to help them? I promise you, he will see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find any faith on earth?’ A strange Gospel this; mostly because of the insinuation that we can get whatever we want from God just by nagging. ...

A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse, a scion thrusts from his roots: on him the spirit of the Lord rests, a spirit of wisdom and insight,  a spirit of counsel and power, a spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.  The fear of the Lord is his delight.

Lord, you will give us peace, for all you have done, you did for us.

behave like people who are going to be judged by the law of freedom

Bless those who persecute you: rejoice with those who rejoice and be sad with those in sorrow.

'Christ is the Love between us'

The kingdom of God  means  peace and joy brought by the Holy Spirit

Nothing can come between us and the love of Christ,

You are all children of light and children of the day. We are not of the night nor of darkness.