DAY 16/366 Reference text: 1 Samuel 17:32-51 David run towards the battle line to meet Goliath during their face off, but let's not even for a moment think that David was operating on a flush of adrenaline because it would have been folly for a young lad who had spent his days tending sheep, to... Continue Reading →
KEEP YOUR FOCUS
DAY 10/366 Mark 1:37 and when they found him, they exclaimed: “Everyone is looking for you!” 'Everyone is looking' for you is a good sign because it is an attestation of your value. Whether this is in the form of your gift, a service/product or your exhibition of mastery in your field of endeavour, it... Continue Reading →
HANNAH’S PRAYER
DAY 9/366 1 Samuel 1: 11 "And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will... Continue Reading →
DO YOU KNOW GOD ?
DAY 363 1 John 2:3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands. When one takes on any learning project, there are different ways to assess if the content being transmitted, has been understood and applied. So whether in the form of a written or practical examination, an oral... Continue Reading →
CHRISTMAS DAY
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 →
WHAT HAS BEEN SENT?
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 →
BY THEIR FRUITS
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 →
HE CHANGES NOT
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 →
KEEP YOUR CONVICTIONS
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 →