Reflection

"Give us Inspiration and Understanding"

Saints Mary and Joseph Cathedral Parish

Weekend Mass Times:

Saturday Vigil - 6pm

Sunday - 8am, 10 am and 5.30 pm

Reflection - One Body

Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. (1 Corinthians 12: 27)

Just as the eye is part of something bigger, the body, we are part of something bigger too. Paul explains this concept to the Corinthians, and it has relevance for us today. An eye isn’t any good if it is taken out of the body.

In the same way, God does not intend us to exist apart from others. When we embrace others, we function well. As members of the Body of Christ, we must accept all of the other parts of the Body who help to make up this community. Because we are part of the Body of Christ, it is helpful for us to ask ourselves: Do I accept all others in this community of faith? Do I recognise the contribution others make to the Body of Christ?

Christ, my brother, help me to be a positive, accepting, healthy member of your Body. Amen.

The Blessing

Wise and loving God, strengthen our willingness to listen to your words of wisdom and live by them.

Strengthen our faith to live as children blessed by your promise of new life.

God’s living way is before us, and we will move towards it.

God’s place of justice us beside us, and we will wait here with the forgotten.

God’s call for renewal is within us, and we will respond without counting the cost. Amen.