A daily walk in faith, hope and love
DAYÂ 195 Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves. Our text today uses a reference of four animals- sheep, wolves, serpents, and doves - each has a distinct nature. The disciples were sent out as sheep into a pack... Continue Reading →
DAY 192 Matthew 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. The only reason this was the case was because the revealer of this dimension had not yet walked the face of the earth. Jesus, at whose hands those works... Continue Reading →
DAY 187 Reference text: Genesis 22:1-19 Today, we read one of the masterpieces in scripture: the story of God asking Abraham to offer Isaac as a sacrifice. As many times as anyone reads this text, a different layer of thought, learning and emotion will come to mind. It is thus a real mystery to explore... Continue Reading →
DAY 183 The homily at Mass today had some deep statements that warranted a bit more pondering. The one of interest today was: 'A life hoarded is an answer lost' We are all afraid of losing, and because we are so afraid of this loss, we hoard things: our relationships, our resources and even our... Continue Reading →
DAY 177 Matthew 7:4 Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me get the speck out of your eye,’ when there is a log in your own eye? Jesus describes the man who misses the log in their own eye but can clearly see the speck in another's eye as a hypocrite (Mt... Continue Reading →
DAY 175 According to the law of time and seasons, according to Ecclesiastes 3:1, To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. Right from the very beginning therefore, seasons have been instructed to follow their set patterns. In that regard, you can either discern seasons and make... Continue Reading →
DAY 174 Should the things Paul boasts about today become characteristic of any relationship, the wise thing to do will be to run the other way and not look back. Think about this list: Five times my own people gave me 39 lashes with a whip. Three times the Romans beat me with a big... Continue Reading →
DAY 157 Mark 12:13 Later the leaders sent some Pharisees and supporters of Herod to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested. The Pharisees and Herodians, about whom we read today, were clearly masters in the execution of tasks. The precision with which they completed their assigned roles, and the level... Continue Reading →
DAY 153 Mark 11:13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. Today's text is one that provokes a bit of an ethical dilemma. Let... Continue Reading →
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