Sunday: 12th August, 2018 Reference text : 1 Kings 19:4-8 1 Kings 19:7 Then the angel of the LORD came again and touched him and said, "Get up and eat some more, or the journey ahead will be too much for you." In knockout football, players are conditioned to be able to play at least... Continue Reading →

Saturday : 11th August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 17:14-20 Matthew 17:19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? Today's Gospel shows the disciples of Jesus doing something many of us often shy away from: "seeking to find the actual reasons behind our inability to do something".... Continue Reading →

Friday: 10th August, 2018 Reference text: 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 2 Corinthians 9:6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Barring any unexpected happenings, the 'Principles of sowing and reaping' will always remain the same and apply to each of us in... Continue Reading →

Thursday, 9th August , 2018 Reference text: Matthew 16:13-23 Matthew 16:15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? Among the many questions one can be asked during a job interview is: 'how would your close friends describe you?' A harmless question? probably... but it is one that can put you in... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 8th August, 2018 i Reference text: Matthew 15:21-28 Matthew 15:23 But he answered her not a word. And his disciples came and besought him, saying, Send her away; for she crieth after us. In desperate times, people do desperate things: they take decisions they may never have intended to and do things they never... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 7th August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 14:22-36 Matthew 14:30,31 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? There is... Continue Reading →

Monday: 6th August, 2018 Reference text: Mark 9:2-10 Mark 9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. In the very context of the Gospel reading of today, we know... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 5th August, 2018 Reference text: John 6:24-35 John 6:26 Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled. Even though the basic needs of everyone remains the same, at a higher level,... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 4th August, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 14:1-12 Matthew 14:9 And the king was sorry: nevertheless for the oath's sake, and them which sat with him at meat, he commanded it to be given her. Which of these two acts will Herod the tetrarch be remembered more for: As the King who kept his oath... Continue Reading →