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Ezekiel 18: 25-28
God speaks to the prophet Ezekiel. Though the people of Israel accuse God of being unjust to them, it is they who commit injustice. Those who have sinned but repent and change their ways will have life.
Philippians 2: 1-11
St Paul calls his readers to be united. They must not compete but must think of others before themselves. Paul encourages them to try to be like Christ in their own minds.
Matthew 21: 28-32
Jesus tells the story of a man with two sons, whom he asks to work in his vineyard. One says yes and does not go; the other says no but then does go. Jesus says that tax collectors and sinners are making their way to heaven ahead of religious people who heard but did not believe.
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Isaiah 55: 6-9
The prophet stresses God’s utter transcendence and God’s merciful love – these are complementary and not contradictory.
Philippians 1: 20-24. 27
Paul desires to die to be more fully with Christ, but it is God’s will that her remain on this earth to carry out his mission.
Matthew 20: 1-6
God cannot be measured by any human standards. As the source of everything that exists, the Lord can bestow his blessings according to his loving kindness.
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Ecclesiasticus 27: 30-28:7
Only by offering forgiveness can we hope to receive it from the Lord.
Romans 14: 7-9
Christ is the Lord of all – living and dead.
Matthew 18: 21-35
To withhold forgiveness from others is to deny it to ourselves.
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Ezekiel 33: 7-9
We have a responsibility to challenge those who do evil so that they might turn away from their sin and turn towards God.
Romans 13: 8-10
We are reminded of our duty to love our neighbour as ourselves. If we love, we have fulfilled all the commandments.
Matthew 18: 15-20
Jesus tells his disciples that the primary responsibility for righting wrongs lies in the offender and the offended coming together and talking about a solution.
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Jeremiah 20: 7-9
Jeremiah’s acknowledgement of God’s overpowering love, and his submission to it, come at the cost of hatred and mockery.
Romans 12: 1-2
We can only know God’s will for us by making an oblation of our lives, and shunning worldliness.
Matthew 16: 21-27
Jesus seeks to clarify that his mission will end in seeming disaster, through his suffering and death. Those who want to follow him will have to be prepared to share in this suffering too. There is the promise of future glory for those who do so.