A Reflection for the Sixth Sunday of Easter 2021 (9th May 2021)
The world is still grappling with the Covid pandemic. Even with vaccine rollout in developed nations, case numbers and mortality remain high. “Lockdown” has become a household word. Along with this, violence is the order of the day: in Syria, Yemen, Nigeria and Myanmar, to name but a few; hunger and poverty do not make the headlines anymore. This can be overwhelming. A story is told of a hummingbird and a forest fire where the huge blaze cracked mighty trees and everything around. All the animals were running to save themselves and, when they had crossed a big river, they stood looking back at the fire from their safe place, powerless. A hummingbird decided to fly to the river and bring a drop of water to put out the fire…
Author: - April 27, 2021
A Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Easter (2nd May 2021)
Easter Sunday was a month ago already and here we are in early May. Spring is moving towards summer and there is growth everywhere – nature itself is proclaiming the glory of resurrection. How else can we begin to grasp this amazing mystery of life out of death! After the winter months seeds and bulbs that appeared to rot in the ground have now burst forth in life: plants, shrubs and trees are full of flowers many of which are harbingers of summer fruit yet to come. So, when Jesus says “I am the vine” and tells us that we are the branches, what does he want us to know and understand?
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A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (25th April 2021)
Speaking of compassion, Henri Nouwen once wrote: “compassion asks us to go where it hurts; to enter into the places of pain; to share in brokenness, fear, confusion and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out...
Author: - March 29, 2021
A Reflection for the Third Sunday of Easter (18th April 2021)
The title of these scriptural reflections, “Soul Food for Sundays”, dominated my thoughts as I pondered on the readings while preparing this reflection. Jesus asks, ‘Have you anything here to eat?’(Lk 24:41). The risen Lord eats in the company of his disciples. Another, yet not so prominent, example of table fellowship.
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