A Moment To Pause: Friday February 13th 2026 #faith #bible #prayer

Good Morning and thank you for joining us again for our time of Reflection and Prayer today. Today’s Gospel comes again from Chapter 7 of St Mark’s Gospel. Lets begin.. In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit Amen. And let’s say the Lord’s prayer together. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name , thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil amen. Today’s gospel relates how Jesus is returning from Tyre and going through Sidon to the sea of Galilee. The people bring a deaf man who has difficulty speaking to Jesus. Often people who are hearing impaired also have difficulty with their speech too. Often if we are reading something new aloud we need to read it over to properly understand where the stress should fall and indeed which words are more important and deserve to be stressed. Just as the man in the Gospel could not hear many of us we do not hear the word of God properly or better still we do not understand it properly and if we cannot understand it , how can we properly speak of it ? Jesus heals the man and we ask him to heal us too so that we can properly comprehend what he is saying to us through the Gospels. Today let’s pray for that understanding and wisdom so that we can live the word of God in what we do and say. Lord help us to focus on what we hear and read in the Gospel and live it through our lives. Keep us focused and dedicated to your will as we think of our intentions today and ask the Holy Spirit to work within us; Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful and kindle in them the fire of your love . Send forth your Spirit and they shall be created and you shall renew the face of the Earth. Amen Thanks again for joining our prayer and reflection today.