St Agnes' Catholic Parish

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Week 5: Living in hope

Week 5:

Living in hope

In many of the electronic games played on devices today there is a re-set button so that, if things aren’t going well, you can simply start over again. In real life, when bad things happen, we don’t get to press restart. Suffering, particularly prolonged suffering, can make us question God, question our faith, and question our own self. We can be entombed in our pain like Lazarus in today’s Gospel from John (Chapter 11: Verses 3-7, 17, 23-27, 33-35).

Use the resources below to go deeper with this theme.

Click the image below to read the full Gospel.

Click the image below for a short version of the reflection.

Click the image below to listen to the song
‘Living in Hope’ by Paul Wickham

Click the image below to view a short video reflection.

Closing Prayer

Mysterious God,
You are with us in experiences of absence and presence.
Through times of darkness and doubt
and in moments and days of conviction and light,
Deepen our faith in Christ, our resurrection and life.
We pray inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Amen

Warren Steele2023-03-14T13:17:27+11:00

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Acknowledgement

St Agnes’ Catholic Parish Port Macquarie acknowledge the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, especially the NSW Mid North Coast and the Birpai Nation on whose traditional land our Port Macquarie office is located. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to the elders both past and present. We look forward to deepening collaborative relationships built on hope and respect and sharing in a positive future.

Acknowledgement

John Henry Institute acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia, especially the NSW Mid North Coast and the Birpai Nation on whose traditional land our Port Macquarie office is located. We acknowledge their continuing connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to the elders both past and present. We look forward to deepening collaborative relationships built on hope and respect and sharing in a positive future.

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