by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 17:11-19 Lead in: In 2 Kings and in Luke 17 we hear the stories of two men afflicted with the dreaded disease of leprosy. Healed of their disease, both were given a chance to return to a life they thought was gone forever.Prompt: Reflect on a time when you were...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 17:5-10 Lead in: The apostles ask Jesus, “Increase our faith.”Prompt: Where is it in your life that you could use a little more “high octane” faith in your spiritual tank? Lead in: The request by the apostles for an increase in faith may have something to do with...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 16:19-31 Lead in: Pope Gregory the Great (540-604), one of the four great doctors of the Church, asked this question after reflecting on the story of the rich man and Lazarus. “Who are the Lazaruses who are in need of what daily falls from my table when I have...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
Luke 16:1-13 Lead in: In Luke 16:1-13, Jesus tells us of a man who cheated his employer. Not just once but twice. First, he’s caught squandering his property. Then he writes off the debts of those who owed the employer money. And Jesus praises the man. This doesn’t...
by pdavid@stvictoria.org | Oct 22, 2025 | Pondering With Prompts
John 3:13-17 Lead in: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son.” John 3:16 This famous line from scripture that we sometimes see hung from the second deck as a banner at nationally televised football games is familiar to most of us. So, what is that verse...
