Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The Presentation of Jesus

Just a few thoughts

·         The graphic today has no link to the Gospel of today. It is just one that I like!
This Gospel story was the topic on the blog post of December 29.

·         During January 133 Blog posts were visited. That makes an average of a bit over 4 views per day. So I will continue and see how many hits we get in February.
The most visited Post was on January 11 - Believe the Good News.

Reflection.

ü  Today’s Gospel

ü  Today, forty days after Christmas, Mary and Joseph take the Child Jesus to the Temple, to present him to the Lord.

The Signs Of The Times

Ø  “My Story”  --  Fr Richard Rohr

Ø  Council orders removal of pro-life sign  --  CathNews

Ø  Prayers of the people: Love is the power of life

Musical Reflection

¯ Love Has Come  --  Matt Maher 

¯ Be Not Afraid [Bob Dufford], sung by John Michael Talbot

Bits & Pieces

v  World Wetlands Day

v  1606  --  The Dutch East India Company (VOC) ship Duyfken, under Captain Willem Janszoon, explored the western coast of Cape York Peninsula, near what is now Weipa. This was the first recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil.
My introduction to the history of Australia started right there – “Australia Since 1606”. This was the standard history book in high school. A book that focused totally on the squatting on Australian soil by European invaders without permission of the nation’s original inhabitants.
Is it any wonder that we are so slow in truly understanding what our ancestors have done without ever signing a treaty to legalise their settlement? Isn’t it time?

 

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