A Moment To Pause: Saturday 18th July 2026

A Moment to Pause - a short daily audio reflection rooted in Sacred Scripture · Jul 18, 2026 · 2m

Welcome to our reflection today with Pauline Thomas from Anglesey, North Wales.

Welcome to A Moment to Pause, Saturday, the 18th of July. The scripture today comes from the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 12, verses 14 to 21, when Jesus realised that the Pharisees had taken counsel against him to put him to death, he withdrew from that place. But even so, people followed him. And the passage says that he cured them all, warning them not to make him known.

It struck me how he acted with prudence in the face of the threat and opposition. He, at the same time did not withdraw out of fear from those…