Author: CM

And I will make you to this people    a fortified wall of bronze;they will fight against you,    but they shall not prevail over you,for I am with you    to save you and deliver you, says the Lord.I will deliver you out of the hand of the wicked,    and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless. From…
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You shall say to them this word:Let my eyes run down with tears night and day, and let them not cease,for the virgin daughter—my people—is struck down with a crushing blow, with a very grievous wound.If I go out into the field, look—those killed by the sword!And if I enter the city, look—those sick with…
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We are only the earthenware jars that hold this treasure, to make it clear that such an overwhelming power comes from God and not from us. From 2 Corinthians 4: 7-15 NRSV This is a beautiful and reassuring image! All of us have gifts and each of us is given many opportunities to use them…
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Then the Lord said, ‘How great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! I must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has come to me; and if not, I will know.’ From Genesis 18:20-32, NRSV After entertaining the Lord and his two companions, Abraham…
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I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. From Galatians 2:19-20, NRSV Today we honour…
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Upon my bed at night    I sought him whom my soul loves;I sought him, but found him not;    I called him, but he gave no answer.‘I will rise now and go about the city,    in the streets and in the squares;I will seek him whom my soul loves.’    I sought him, but found him not. From…
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Be appalled, O heavens, at this,    be shocked, be utterly desolate, says the Lord,for my people have committed two evils:    they have forsaken me,the fountain of living water,    and dug out cisterns for themselves,cracked cisterns    that can hold no water. From Jeremiah 2:1-3,7-8,12-13, NRSV This sternly worded message to the people of Israel follows on from a poignant…
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Now the word of the Lord came to me saying,‘Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,and before you were born I consecrated you;I appointed you a prophet to the nations.’Then I said, ‘Ah, Lord God! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy.’ But the Lord said to me,‘Do not say, “I…
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Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over the transgression of the remnant of your possession?He does not retain his anger for ever, because he delights in showing clemency.He will again have compassion upon us; he will tread our iniquities under foot. You will cast all our sins  into the depths of the…
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