A daily walk in faith, hope and love
John 21:3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing. For starters, the seven disciples mentioned in today's Gospel were standing by the sea of Tiberias. Such was their proximity... Continue Reading →
Matthew 13:55 Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? To Jesus, the words 'is this not the carpenter's son' was not offered as description acknowledging the work Joseph did. Instead, it was one intended to disrespect. It basically was another... Continue Reading →
Acts 5:20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life. The instruction we read above were the instructions received from the Angel who broke the Apostles out of prison. It was a strange escape because the prison doors remained locked, the guards remained stationed outside the doors... Continue Reading →
John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? Core among the principle of data protection is a statement that sounds simple, yet when ignored, can have significant repercussions: "information should be released solely on a need to know basis".... Continue Reading →
John 20:24 But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. If there is one thing Fr Bogdan mentions each week he celebrates Mass, it is 'I encourage you to be here from the start because I don't want you to miss any part of the celebration'. This statement... Continue Reading →
I am just a few pages to the end of my current read 'CRUSHING ', by Bishop T D Jakes. It is a book that summarizes what it takes to get wine out of grapes. These are the bites that stood out: 1. A hidden God is not equal to an absent God There are... Continue Reading →
Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk. Again, we read about a state of self awareness exhibited by Peter and John in that they could draw a clear line separating "what they had,... Continue Reading →
Matthew 28:12-13 When the chief priests had met with the elders and devised a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money, telling them, “You are to say, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him away while we were asleep.’ I find Matthew's account of the resurrection rather fascinating, especially when... Continue Reading →
Easter always begins with emptiness: an empty tomb. Yet, the only reason there is emptiness, is because Jesus is risen. So he stepped out of the tomb and it was found empty. But, we often dislike the idea of emptiness because it connotes 'a lack of'. Yet, emptiness has to be considered as an opportunity.... Continue Reading →
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