Year B - Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

Proverbs 9.1-6

Psalm 33

Ephesians 5.15-20

John 6.51-58

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Details

-A rabbit is insulted over the telephone. I purposely drew an old telephone to show that it is heavy to carry, just like the words he hears.

-He clenches his teeth, looks to the side, and puts his hand on the mouthpiece so as not to respond. He uses all of his efforts to not respond.

-Underneath the telephone, there is a stack of paper sheets ; « spoken words fly away, the written remains" except that at times, the spoken words that hurt us stay deep within us just as much as the written words.

Questions

-Have I experienced a spoken word which hurts? which denigrates ?

-And I, am I innocent of all harmful words ? The last time that I managed to hold my tongue of such words, when was it ? What good did I take away from the experience ? This means that I am capable. Perhaps I was pushed by a certain Holy Spirit ? Do I think to call Him in these cases, or do I moreover play tit-for-tat ? Why ?

Year B - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

19^th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

1^st Reading: 1 Kings19.4-8

Psalm 33

2^nd Reading : Ephesians 4.30- 5,2

Gospel: Jean 6.41-51

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Details

-This rabbit is looking for God, far, very far, very very far away (look at the size of the telescope)

-He is surprised by somebody (God) who is very close by.

-We recognize the shadow of God by the cross on the ground.

-The rabbit no longer sees God in the air, in the skies, but at his level, right next to him.-The telescope is currently pointed at the ground. Do you not find God in the weakness of people, in all small things?

Questions

-When I ask God to deliver me from my fears, my worries, is it He that I look for first ?

-Of who and of what am I fearful ? Why ?

-When was the last time that I asked Him to deliver me from fear ? 
-How did He respond to me ? In what manner was he present ?

Year B - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

18^th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

Exodus 16.2…15

Psalm 77

Ephesians 4.17…24 

John 6.24-35

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Details

-A spoiled rabbit.

-He is passive, laying in the grass and flowers...

-Faced with a gift, something free, he continues to ask for more, without any "please" or "thank you"

Questions

-What is my attitude faced with God's gifts for me ?

-Do I thank Him for the gift of my baptism or do I not see much importance in it ? (perhaps I should take a dive back into the foundations of baptism)

-Do I thank Him for the gift of His word ? Or is my Bible covered in dust ?

-Do I thank Him for His life given for me ?

-Am I not this spoiled child when I look at my rights as a Christian without considering my duties.

So ? What will be my path of work for the week ?

Year B - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B

1st Reading : 2 Kings 4,42-44

Psalm 144

2nd Reading : Ephesians 4,1-6

Gospel : Jean-6,1-15

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Details

-The background is red; when somebody is annoyed, it places a bad atmosphere all around them.

- Except that here, the rabbit on the right keeps calm and peaceful.

- Maybe he has a solution to suggest...

- In this cartoon, I don't know who puts up with who. Everything is possible!

Questions

-Saint Paul is realistic. The "Love your neighbour as yourself" could be transformed into  "Put up with everybody, with love", stay human.

-What do I not put up with, concerning other people ?

-What do I not put up with concerning myself ?

-To become holy, must I remove that which I cannot put up with, or try to accept and to live with it ? Should I remove all that I do not like concerning other people, or should I try to accept them and to live with how they are ?

If someone else tries to remove or stop something that I do, that they refuse to put up with, what is my reaction ?

Year B - Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

Jeremiah 23,1-6

Psalm 22

Ephesians 2,13-18

Mark 6,30-34

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Details

-Brrrr, it is nippy up here!

-No vegetation, only grey. There is no doubt, he is out on a limb !

-The rabbit has forgotten to dress himself to rest.

Questions

-Before the action, Jesus took the time to pray to his Father. Before choosing his disciples, he passed the night praying.

-After the action, Jesus sent his disciples... to rest. The rest of the disciples, it is the prayer "Only in God is my soul at rest".

-The cloth is that of the prayer. Without this cloth, the rest would be compromised, or even wasted. Do I take the time to dress myself in the cloth of prayer, before and after an action ? (and during ?)

-Let's be specific. How much time have I taken for God this week ?

-How much time have I passed in listening to Him ? To feed myself with the sacraments? To read the word of God ?

Take a piece of paper, sit down, run a check-in, don't lie... and make your conclusions.

Year B - Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

Amos 7, 12-15

Psalm 84

Ephesians 1, 3-14

Mark 6, 7-13

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Details

-Here we observe the creation of the world. God has the globe in his hand and says "It is ready". That is to say, before putting people on earth, it required millions of years before the earth was ready to receive humans.

-Then, God already knew what to choose, in what place and in which epoch.

Before all of the world was created, I already existed in the thoughts of God. I already existed in his heart.

-That phrase alone can help me through the week "I already existed in the heart of God"

-If God had already foreseen my existence, this does not mean to say that he had programmed the content of each hour of my life. No, that is for me to fill up my life with my choices. 

Questions

-In this world, nothing is bad in itself. But what we make of it can be good or bad. Example ; I have a tongue. With it, I can bless or curse. I can say something good or bad. It is I who chooses the usage of what I have. Same for work, money, TV, food. How do I use all of these things?What pulls me close to my Creator? What pulls me away further ?

Year B - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B

Ezzechiel 2, 2

Psalm 122

2 Corinthians 12, 7-10

Mark 6, 1-6

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Details

-The rabbit is upright, even though he is not touching the ground.

-The bed is a pneumatic system (look at the make of the bed) "pneuma" means to breathe in ancient Greek. The breathe is the Spirit.

-It is 3am (time to get up!) 3am is the time of the death of Christ, the time of the Holy Spirit. The time where he entered in the sleep of death in order to stand us up.

-The Holy Spirit gives life, resuscitates us, stands us up, in the position of a living man.

-The rabbit is surprised, he has one eye open and the other closed

-If he chose this bed to lie in, it is because he doubted the logic of what should follow...

Questions

-God called the prohet Ezekiel to be his spokesperson. Maybe this has happened to me too, to be the spokesperson of God for a friend, in my work, with a stranger...Sometimes, we are stressed even though we are sleeping. If the Spirit stands me up, it is so that I can do other things afterwards. In the image, the space in front of the rabbit is clear, no obstacles.