REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 23 SEPTEMBER 2011

Peter’s response of “The Christ of God” shows how the scriptures will be fulfilled and that Jesus was truly the Christ, being of God. Knowing this was revealed to them, Jesus asks them to not tell others at this time.

There are times when we are also knowing of his love and want to tell others of it, when we must keep it to ourselves so that God’s work in others can be revealed to them personally.

Gospel Lk 9:18-22

REFLECTION ON THE DAILY GOSPEL 22 SEPTEMBER 2011

When we sin and God performs miracles and acts of mercy around those who we punish, we do not understand why this is happening.

God’s unyielding love will pour out even from the worst deeds imaginable. We can be saved as John was.

THE BELIEF SANDWICH

Take a good dose of faith on one side and reason on the other, put them together and you have the basis of a belief sandwich.

The filling gets bigger (belief) the more you eat of it, so much so you will have to share it with others as there is just too much for one person to enjoy. This makes the sandwich even bigger so you have to share it with more.

From it you can expect the following spillages: Love, beauty, hope, enthusiasm, understanding, peace, wonder and more …