Browsing the 2020 archive of Blog

A Life of Constant Devotion

Posted by debbie fields on 6/17/20

  For Sunday, June 21, 2020 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

Jeremiah 20:10-13Romans 5:12-15Matthew 10:26-33

Acknowledging Jesus before others incorporates not only the words we speak, but also our actions. The empirical evidence convicting us as Christian should be apparent in every aspect of our lives. The person ... Read More »

A Unique and Dynamic Communion

Posted by debbie fields on 6/01/20

  For Sunday, June 7, 2020 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

 Exodus 34:4B-6, 8-92 Corinthians 13:11-13John 3:16-18

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you. —2 Corinthians 13:13

There is an ... Read More »

Hide and Seek

Posted by debbie fields on 5/19/20

  For Sunday, May 24, 2020 The Ascension of the Lord  

Acts 1:1-11Ephesians 1:17-23Matthew 28:16-201

When I was younger, I remember going to a friends’ house to swim in their pool during the summer months. All the parents were on the deck, enjoying the company, while the kids ... Read More »

A Reason for Our Hope

Posted by debbie fields on 5/13/20

  For Sunday, May 17, 2020 6th Sunday of Easter  

Acts 8:5-8, 14-171 Peter 3:15-18John 14:15-21

When I was little, I came home from school one day after a lively lesson on saying yes to God in our lives and declared, “If Jesus were to come today and ... Read More »

A Heart that Need Not Be Troubled

Posted by debbie fields on 5/06/20

  For Sunday, May 10, 2020 5th Sunday of Easter  

Acts 6:1-71 Peter 2:4-9John 14:1-12

Promises have meaning and are typically not taken lightly. There is something about receiving someone’s promise that evokes peace in our hearts. While the present moment may be uncertain or trying, knowing there ... Read More »

In the Midst of Hardship, Anxiety & Suffering

Posted by debbie fields on 4/29/20

  For Sunday, May 3, 2020 4th Sunday of Easter  

Acts 2:14A, 36-411 Peter 2:20B-25John 10:1-10

Do you ever feel that life is unfair? Though we understand that injustice and inequity exist, there is an underlying assumption that if we believe in God, or better yet get God ... Read More »

Hope to Dispel the Darkness

Posted by debbie fields on 4/22/20

  For Sunday, April 26, 2020 3rd Sunday of Easter  

Acts 2:14, 22-331 Peter 1:17-21Luke 24:13-35

“That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, and they were conversing about all the things ... Read More »

Despite the Locked Doors

Posted by debbie fields on 4/15/20

  For Sunday, April 19, 2020 Sunday of Divine Mercy  

Acts 2:42-471 Peter 1:3-9John 20:19-31

As we age, we come to expect letdowns and disappointments. Because of so many unfulfilled promises and unmet expectations, we become cynical of anything that can seem too good to be true. Our ... Read More »

Not Death But Eternal Life

Posted by debbie fields on 4/08/20

  For Sunday, April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday The Resurrection of the Lord  

Acts 10:34A, 37-43Colossians 3:1-4 Or I Corinthians 5:6B-8John 20:1-9  

The COVID-19 pandemic outbreak has sure caused a rift in the normal flow of life for people all across the world. Many sectors of life ... Read More »

God's Loving Plan

Posted by debbie fields on 3/31/20

 

For Sunday, April 5, 2020Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Isaiah 50:4-7Philippians 2:6-11Matthew 26:14—27:66 Or 27:11-54

When I was expecting my second son, I remember spending hours poring over decisions on his birth and what I wanted things to look like. Every step of the labor and ... Read More »