Daily Gospel Meditations - Saint John Society

The parable of the sower. Can you identify situations for each one of these soils in your life? Which is the prevalent one? What would the Lord ask of you, so that you can become good soil?

The opposition of Jesus' brothers

How the Lord brings about the conversion of the fiercest persecutor of the Church

Jesus proclaims that the kingdom of God is at hand. What do you find inspiring or helpful in the idea of the kingdom of God? How is it similar to, and different from, the kingdoms of this world? What needs to be transformed in you, so that you can enter in God’s kingdom, or so that Christ can reign in you more fully?

Two types of crosses that may result from God's callings. 

What are the crosses you find in your path right now? Which of them are the result of your choices to serve Christ? How have you been strengthened or transformed by those crosses? Is the Lord inviting you to reconsider some of those choices, or to gain courage and go for more?

Jesus appoints the Twelve.

How Jesus balances the different demands in his ministry.

The healing of the man with the withered hand

An argument around the law of the sabbath

On when and why fasting becomes important