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Wednesday
13th August 2025
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Enjoy reading the Gospe
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Jesus said to his disciples, “There is still another baptism
I must undergo. I am going to be put to a hard test and
how hard it will be until it is over. Do you think that I have
come to bring peace here on earth? No, I tell you; rather
I bring division as I make people face difficult decisions.
For, from now on, even a household as small as five
will be divided in this way: perhaps three against two
or two against three; perhaps a father against a son,
or a son against a father, or a mother against a daughter,
or a mother-in-law against her son’s bride, or a bride
against her mother-in-law.”
Taken from the Gospel of Sunday 17th August - Luke 12:49-53 (the 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year C)
Which words stood out for you in this Gospel, and why? What does the picture make
you think about? Enjoy exploring this Wednesday’s word, which is DECISIONS
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“Illuminated
Illuminated by the light of the Gospel and supported by the
sacraments, we can guide our decisions towards good.
good.” Pope Francis
Deciding to follow Jesus is the most important decision that we’ll ever have to
make. In this Sunday’s Gospel, like teachers of that time, Jesus uses blunt language
to grab his disciples’ attention. Following Jesus would mean making some difficult
decisions which might make them unpopular, even with those close to them - this
can be the same for us today. Ask your child what the word ‘decision’ means to
them. How do they decide what is right and what is wrong? Who (or what) helps
them to make good decisions? Can your child remember a time when they made
a good decision – something that would have pleased God?
Good decisions are not always easy to make.
Whenever we have difficult or important decisions to make, we can ask ourselves
‘What would Jesus do?’ - and then try to do the same ourselves. In this coming week,
what else can we do to help us make good decisions - to do the right thing? Perhaps
we can: pray for God’s guidance; look for what the gospels tell us; consider what
effect our decisions might have on ourselves and others; decide to turn away from
anything which we know is wrong or which feels wrong; always check important
decisions with our parents, carers, teachers or a wise and trustworthy person.
Dear Lord Jesus, thank
you for being our friend
– for being there to help
us to make good and wise
decisions, especially when
decisions
it is difficult. Amen.
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