A daily walk in faith, hope and love
MONTH OF STRATEGIES Luke 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him When Jesus was looking for fishermen, He went to the coast. So today, a journey by the tax booth leads to the location of... Continue Reading →
From Mass today, this was the lesson "You have to bear responsibility for every word you say". Therefore, we ought to employ a three layered filter to guard what we say and what is spoken to us.A quote from Socrates was highlighted: " if what you want to say is not true, not good, nor... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Mark 9:41 - 50 An executive summary of the versus of interest in this text are:If your hand or foot cause you to sin, cut them off. If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. For it is better to enter into the kingdom of God maimed than with both sets... Continue Reading →
In many sports, regardless of the level of regonition, celebration and acceptance come as a product of consistent results. Those athletes currently contributing to the success story at any one time receive the most plaudits. It becomes a question of knowledge and competency, the urge 'to do well'. Ecclesiastes 9:10a gives a charge:' Whatever you... Continue Reading →
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” What the serpent did in this encounter was why scripture used the word 'crafty' in describing it.... Continue Reading →
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. (Heb 11:1). We could think of it as the energizer of what we perceive, giving us a sense of actual possession. Today however, we are invited to consider another dimension in addition to faith, and that is 'patience'. "And so after... Continue Reading →
Matthew 2:3 When King Herod heard this, he was disturbed, as was all of Jerusalem. The word 'disturbed' was well and truly beyond superficial concern, instead, it tapped into a deep seated fear and anxiety that came along with the prospect of a king losing his throne. It is no real shock then that the... Continue Reading →
I am sure others have similar stories, but on my train journey this evening a thought came to mind 'do you know you have made this journey over 600 times this year alone? And each time you have made it to and fro?'That prompted a sense of appreciation in a way that I had not... Continue Reading →
Anytime I read the genealogy of Jesus, my mind goes to the different people, their histories, how and why they made their way unto that list. In that list, we encounter men and women of different status, and influence whose names are captured. But reading again today, I noticed one clause hidden within the list:... Continue Reading →
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