29/01/2026

Thursday Week 3 Ordinary Time

Today I am asking myself why I am again beginning my day with responding to events that happened 3000 years ago in the case of David and 2000 years ago in the case of Jesus. In fact, I do ask that same question, not in exactly the same words, but more than once each day.

Each day that I try to answer that question, I am reminded that I have not lived my life as perfectly as I would have liked. I also tell myself that I am unique and have lived in the reality of worldly time as a      real person. I was and still am because the Creator of the whole Universe created me and still knows and guides me along the true way to true Life which begins after my bodily death.

It is right and fitting that I should bow down before the Lord Our God in sorrow-filled gratitude that he has revealed this to me one of his children by his INCARNATION. I have to beat my breast and humbly accept the forgiveness that he created for us during his life, death and Resurrection.

Some days I can feel sure  that these my daily responses to the scriptures is true faith but, knowing myself, I also have to question it. The child that I once was, was often accused of showing off, "playing to the gallery". 

Dear Lord, help me to join Mary and John at the foot of your cross sharing not only in the promise "Woman behold your son. Son behold your mother". but also sharing as did they the bitter real-time pain that my sins have inflicted on you. Amen