The readings are from the catholic lectionary for daily mass while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: SYDNEY RESIDENTS USE TWITTER TO PROTECT MUSLIMS FROM RACIST REACTIONS TO SIEGE  NUMBERS 23 27 Balak said to Balaam, “Come on, let’s try another place. Maybe God will let you curse Israel from there.” 28 […]

The reading is from the lectionary for daily mass, while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: THOUSANDS IN WASHINGTON FOR BLACK RIGHTS   ISAIAH 61 61 The Spirit of the Lord God has taken control of me! The Lord has chosen and sent me to tell the oppressed the good news, to […]

The reading is from the Catholic lectionary for daily mass, while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MODERATOR JOHN CHALMERS SPEAKS UP FOR PAKISTANI CHRISTIANS  Matthew 17:10-13 © As they came down from the mountain the disciples put this question to Jesus, ‘Why do the scribes say then that […]

The readings are from the Catholic lectionary for daily mass, while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: Brazil’s President Dilma Rouseff says, “The marks of torture are on me. I’m a victim”  FIRST READING ISAIAH 48:17-19 © Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I, the Lord, your […]

FIRST READING ISAIAH 41:13-20 © I, the Lord, your God, I am holding you by the right hand; I tell you, ‘Do not be afraid, I will help you.’ Do not be afraid, Jacob, poor worm, Israel, puny mite.’ I will help you – it is the Lord who speaks – the Holy One of Israel is […]

The readings are from the Catholic lectionary for daily mass while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: THE BRUTAL YOKE OF CIA TORTURERS REVEALED  ISAIAH 40: 25-end To whom then will you compare me, or who is my equal? says the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high and see: […]

The readings are from the Catholic lectionary for daily mass, while the headlines are meant to keep my thinking real: 43 PALESTINIAN ISRAELIS KILLED THIS YEAR BY STATE FORCES   First reading Isaiah 40:1-11 © ‘Console my people, console them’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her that her […]

The readings are from the Catholic lectionary for daily mass, while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: NEW HORIZON PROBE LAUNCHED IN 2006 NEARS PLUTO   First reading Genesis 3:9-15,20 © After Adam had eaten of the tree the Lord God called to him. ‘Where are you?’ he asked. ‘I heard the […]

The readings are from the Catholic lectionary for daily mass while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: NGO’S PLEAD FOR MORE NATIONS TO WELCOME SYRIAN REFUGEES   Isaiah 30:19-26Contemporary English Version (CEV) 19 People of Jerusalem, you don’t need to cry anymore. The Lord is kind, and as soon as he hears your […]

The readngs are from the catholic lectionary for daily mass  while the headline is meant to keep my thinking real: GERMANY HONOURS WOMAN KILLED FOR DEFENDING TWO GIRLS FROM RAPIST  ISAIAH 29 13 The Lord has said: “These people praise me with their words, but they never really think about me. They worship me by […]