Truth matters. Truth is not a opinion or an idea. As Christians we are servants to the Truth made flesh - Jesus Christ.

At the heart of the Gospel is love. We are loved by God and we are commandmended to show that love to others. It's as simple as that!

If our faith is real it must be evidenced in our lives - it must bear fruit. Only when we live connected to Jesus can we truly bear fruit and be the people that God has called us to be.

Because of the resurrection we can like the disciples, meet and know our Risen Lord personally. This personal relationship with Jesus is the foundation of our witness.

God is mercy, the while Gospel is narrative of mercy. Om this Divine Mercy Sunday we explore the beautiful mystery of God's mercy.

Unless we are willing to let go and let God, we cannot truly live. In todays Gospel Jesus talks about his passion and death amd how this ultimate "letting go" will lead to glory.

We are God's work of art! That is a beautiful and powerful truth that we need to take to heart. Every human being is the loved, willed and unique creation of our loving and creative God. As such ever person, without exception demands love and respect.

Tolerance is seen as a kind of modern virtue. But a blanket acceptance of everything for the sake of the status quo is not a virtue and is far from gospel living. Jesus is intolerant of many of things and today's gospel shows us to what lengths our radical and disturbing saviour will go to right a wrong. Can we allow ourselves to be disturbed by the love of God?

The fact that we are loved by God is a magnificent truth. If we're honest though there are times when God feels distant and his love cold. Today's liturgy reminds us that God the Father loved Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration just as much as on the cross. God the Father didn't spare Jesus suffering, but that doesn't change his love for him or for us.

The coronaviris creates a barrier for social interaction but it's not a barrier for God. Today's gospel is bothe a comfort and a challenge to us in our covid-ridden world.