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Sr Judith

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Benedictine nun, creativity & prayer, Benedictine spirituality, Lectio Divina, Vatican II, cycling, Ecumenism, spiritual direction, finding God in all things https://www.turveyabbey.org.uk/ https://www.turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

7/7 Most of all he reminds us to underpin all of our actions in these areas with constant and persistent prayer.

Where are you being called to continual prayer today?

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

6/7 He calls us keep on speaking up for justice, fairness, kindness and compassion. He challenges us to continually remind ourselves and others that all human beings of equal value in the sight of God.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

5/7 There are so many painful situations in our world that seem unresolvable. There are so many places where cruelty and exclusion seem to be overwhelming our impulses to goodness and kindness. In all the pain and suffering of these circumstances Jesus challenges us to persevere.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

4/7 He reminds his disciples, & us, that rather than surrendering to hopelessness, these are precisely the situations where we need to persevere in prayer & hope:
“Jesus told his disciples a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart.”

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

3/7 Looking around our world, there are so many awful situations that we can do little to change, that we might be tempted to give up. We can be tempted to surrender and hopelessness, so even praying begins to feel pointless and useless.

Jesus uses this parable to say the exact opposite of that.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

2/7 She continually insists on the justice that is her right. Eventually, the judge surrenders saying:

“Maybe I have neither fear of God nor respect for man, but since she keeps pestering me I must give this widow her just rights, or she will persist in coming and worry me to death.”

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

A 🧵on perseverance. 1/7 Today’s gospel, the parable of the unjust judge, speaks so powerfully to our current situation that it could have been just written. Jesus tells his disciples about a judge refusing to give justice to a widow. However often the widow is ignored or turned away she comes back.

A close up of an older woman’s hands clasped in prayer. The text reads: “Pray continually and never lose heart.”

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 7h

#Benedictine, #challenge, #Christ, #Christlike, #Disciples, #Discipleship, #gospel, #Hope, #kingdom, #KingdomValues, #lectiodivina, #love, #newlife, #perseverance, #prayer, #trust, #UnjustJudge, #Widow Persevering in prayer, new blog post on turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/2...

A close up of an older woman’s hands clasped in prayer. The text reads: “Pray continually and never lose heart.”

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

Hope all goes well.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy. That will be amazing.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

We have to be willing to let go let go of much that we cherish. We have to accept that we are not right about everything and to be willing to compromise.

Where is Christ calling you to change so that you can accept his peace today?

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

It requires that we do a certain amount of inner work to be able to receive it. If we are to be people of peace, we have to allow our hearts to be changed. We need to risk letting the stories of the other change us.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

As we see communities torn apart by war and conflict across the world it’s hard to imagine a time when that peace has been more needed. This peace is no quick papering over of cracks.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

But he doesn’t send them out completely empty handed. He gives them a gift to pass on to the people they encounter:

“Whatever house you go into, let your first words be, ‘Peace to this house!’ And if people of peace live there, your peace will go and rest on them; if not it will come back to you.”

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus gives them very specific instructions, telling them what to take and how to behave as they travel around the country. On their journey they are called to trust themselves completely to the providence of God and the kindness of strangers.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

A 🧵for the feast of St Luke. Today were celebrating the feast of St Luke, author of some of the best-known and most loved gospel stories. It’s not surprising then that today’s gospel focuses on the sending of the seventy-two to preach the Good News through the towns and villages.

A cut out wooden dove balanced on the edge of a wooden table. The text reads: “Whatever house you go in to, let your first words be, ‘Peace to this house!’”

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 1d

#Benedictine, #challenge, #Christ, #Christlike, #Disciples, #Discipleship, #GoodNews, #gospel, #Hope, #kingdom, #KingdomValues, #lectiodivina, #love, #newlife, #peace, #PeaceOfChrist, #trust New blog post for the feast of St Luke on turveyabbey.org.uk/pilgrimage/?...

A cut out wooden dove balanced on the edge of a wooden table. The text reads: “Whatever house you go in to, let your first words be, ‘Peace to this house!’”

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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 4d

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Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

So nice to hear a nice story.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

Christ doesn’t promise that we won’t be hurt, disappointed, feel pain or suffer. He promises that whatever sufferings we face, whatever breaks our hearts & disappoints us, he will be there loving & sustaining us through it all. Where do you need to know the greatness of God’s love for you today?

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

Yet, it is precisely when life is hardest & most challenging that we need to be held & sustained by that love. The love St Teresa speaks of is not the love of cinema or romantic novel that promises those happy ever after endings that are so beguiling, it is much stronger & deeper than that.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

"... since God has given us in Christ such a pledge of that love which God has for us; for love calls for a return of love.” When life is difficult it's easy to lose sight of God’s love. The struggles, challenges & anxiety of daily life leave us little energy to discover or reflect on that love.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

I came across this from her writings:
“Whatever we think of Christ, let us always bear in mind that love of his which drove him to bestow upon us so many gifts and graces. Let us bear in mind to how great is the love God has shown us,

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

Today, we’re celebrating the feast of St Teresa of Avila, Carmelite nun, reformer, theologian and Doctor of the Church. She faced her many challenges with courage and perseverance. There’s much in her writings and in the example of her life to inspire and encourage us.

Sr Judith @srjudithl.bsky.social · 4d

A 🧵for the feast of St Teresa of Avila. In these increasingly challenging and uncertain times it can be easy to despair and to lose hope. At such times it can be helpful to look for inspiration from the lives of others who’ve also faced challenges.

A heart drawn in the snow on a mountainside against a bright blue sky. The text reads: “Let us bear in mind to how great is the love God has shown us…”