1 August 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Acts 15:7-9: Act, Understand, CollaborateAfter much discussion, Peter got up and addressed the apostles and elders: “Brothers, you know that some time ago God made a choice among you that the Gentiles might hear from my lips the message of the gospel and believe. God, who knows the heart, showed that he accepted them by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as he did to us. He made no distinction between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.” (Acts 15:7-9)
Luke spent a long time preparing this chapter 15 of the Acts of the (...)
1 July 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Isaiah 49:13-17: A Mother’s LoveSing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O earth; break forth, O mountains, into singing! For the Lord has comforted his people, and will have compassion on his suffering ones. But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me.” Can a woman forget her nursing child, or show no compassion for the child of her womb? Even these may forget, yet I will not forget you. See, I have inscribed you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me. Your builders outdo your destroyers, and those (...)
1 June 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Luke 12:29-34: Where Is My Treasure?Jesus said: Do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well. Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and (...)
1 May 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Psalm 23: We Lack NothingThe Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will (...)
1 April 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Matthew 5:23-24: Reconciliation Now!Jesus said: If you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to your brother or sister, then come and offer your gift. (Matthew 5:23-24)
In welcoming us, God gives us peace. But God’s peace does not put us to sleep. The word of the Gospel cannot leave us quiet. “If at the altar”, says Jesus, that is: in the presence of God, “you remember that your brother or sister has (...)
1 March 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Romans 8:18-27: The Longing of CreationI consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. The creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the (...)
1 February 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Luke 13:10-17: A Healing That RemembersOn a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, and a woman was there who had been crippled by a spirit for eighteen years. She was bent over and could not straighten up at all. When Jesus saw her, he called her forward and said to her, “Woman, you are set free from your infirmity.” Then he put his hands on her, and immediately she straightened up and praised God. Indignant because Jesus had healed on the Sabbath, the synagogue ruler said to the people, “There are six days for work. So come and (...)
1 January 2008
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)1 Peter 2:4-6.9-10: Living StonesCome to Christ, the living Stone—rejected by human beings but chosen by God and precious to him. You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For in Scripture it says: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and the one who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” You are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may (...)
1 December 2007
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Isaiah 30:15-19: Your Salvation Lies in QuietThus said the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in trust shall be your strength. But you refused and said, "No! We will flee upon horses"— therefore you shall flee! and, "We will ride upon swift steeds"— therefore your pursuers shall be swift! (…) Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him. Truly, O people in Zion, (...)
1 November 2007
Bible Meditations & Prayers (by language)Monthly Bible Meditation (en)Isaiah 2:2-5: On the Road to the Human FamilyIn the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as chief among the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it. Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths.” The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will (...)