A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAY 360 On this Christmas day, two messages from today's homily at Mass that were worth sharing: 1. WE HAVE LOST OUR ROOTS Unless a Christmas tree is artificial, it is will wither when left long enough. The reason for this is because 'they have lost their roots' because Christmas trees are cut from the... Continue Reading →
DAY 354 Luke 1:26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, Somehow, I stopped on verse 26 of the Gospel and the words 'the angel Gabriel was sent from God'. In other words, the meeting with Mary was not coincidental, the angel had been... Continue Reading →
DAY 345 Luke 5:21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying, Who is this which speaketh blasphemies? Who can forgive sins, but God alone? The scribes and Pharisees were synonymous with one thing: the law. This was a central theme wherever anyone met them. Hence, this is a recurring feature such that... Continue Reading →
DAY 341 What lasts forever? This was the question that came to mind after I read the first reading of today from Isaiah. The text of interest is Isaiah 26:3 ''You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts in You". A mind stayed on God is the... Continue Reading →
DAY 326 Zechariah 13:7 Awake, sword, against my shepherd, against the man who is close to me!” declares the LORD Almighty. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn my hand against the little ones. In times past, during a war, enemies made it a mission to eliminate the king... Continue Reading →
DAY 321 Luke 18:3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ A sign of strength is often seated in the ability to face every battle that comes your way, and win. However, not every battle is won through ones own... Continue Reading →
DAY 318 Luke 17:10 So you also, when you have obeyed all the orders given you, must say, "'There is no merit in our service: what we have done is only what we were in duty bound to do.'" In a soccer game, when a striker scores a goals, they may get a thunderous celebratory... Continue Reading →
DAY 317 Luke 17:1 Jesus said to His disciples, “Stumbling blocks [temptations and traps set to lure one to sin] are sure to come, but woe (judgment is coming) to him through whom they come! (AMP) Stumbling blocks or temptations to sin in themselves are not sin. In fact, Jesus today highlights their inevitability in... Continue Reading →
DAY 316 Reference text: Matthew 25:1-13 1. You may inherit your father's estate, but not the determination and grit that went into the building of those assets. There are some things in life such as hope, courage, discipline, determination etc that cannot be imparted or purchased off the shelf of a shop. These are personal... Continue Reading →
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