A daily walk in faith, hope and love
REFERENCE TEXT: Mark 12:18-27 This hypothetical scenario raised by the Sadducees seeking to entrap Jesus gts my attention every single time I read. It tells the story of seven brothers who married the same woman subsequently, each with goal of bringing forth offspring for the previous brother who died without any. Reading it again today,... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Acts 18:23-28 The words "start with what you have" came to mind after reading the reference text. A story is told about of a man who after reading the words captured in Proverbs 6:6 "go to any you slacker, consider it's ways and be wise", went out to purchase 'an ant farm'. This... Continue Reading →
John 16:4a But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. When you expect a particular outcome, your disposition differs from another who is taken by surprise. You are more grounded, less volatile, calmer, more assured and from the lens of others,... Continue Reading →
If you woke a soldier up from sleep, placed a familiar weapon in their hand and shouted enemies on the horizon, they would jump straight into action as though on autopilot because that has become a trained response. They have performed this so many times that it may not require any new learning to execute.... Continue Reading →
John 10:2-3 The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. A question arose as I read today's Gospel text and that was 'if the sheep... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Matthew 26:14-27:44 In the homily following the reading of the Passion of Christ today from Matthew's account, the core take away was "Don't allow the world to change you." If there is a common thing among people, it is their reactivity to situations and experiences. Therefore, depending on what happens, most people alter... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 2nd Kings 5:1-15 Today's scripture captures the story of Naaman, the Syrian. It presents a very interesting sequence of information transfer that begins with a little girl making a recommendation to her mistress, Naaman's wife. This information is passed on to Naaman who then tells his master, the King of Syria. This king... Continue Reading →
Matthew 9:15 And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast. The atmosphere in a wedding celebration is one of joy and merry making. Tears... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 2 Samuel 18:9-30, to 19:3 2 Samuel 19:2-3 And for the whole army the victory that day was turned into mourning, because on that day the troops heard it said, “The king is grieving for his son. So the troops returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation... Continue Reading →
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