Saturday: 2nd June, 2018 Reference text: Mark 11:27-33 Mark 11:30, 31 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me. And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him? What does one do when they find themselves between... Continue Reading →

Friday : 1st June, 2018 Reference text: Mark 11:11-26 Mark 11:24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. We have grown accustomed to the words 'Everyone has their own issues to deal with', primarily because the things that are... Continue Reading →

Thursday: 31st May, 2018 Reference text: Luke 1:39-56 Luke 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. This popular account of Mary's trip to her cousin Elizabeth, is one that I have read multiple times, but the last verse of today's text was the catch phrase for me... Continue Reading →

Wednesday: 30th May, 2018 Reference text: Mark 10:32-45 Mark 10:32a They were on their way up to Jerusalem, with Jesus leading the way, and the disciples were astonished, while those who followed were afraid. If one pays attention to the news, there are cases where people held in high esteem end up losing endorsements and... Continue Reading →

Tuesday: 29th May, 2018 Reference text: Mark 10:28-31 Mark 10:30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. Even though the Patriarchs of the old testament never had the opportunity to encounter... Continue Reading →

Monday: 28th May, 2018 1st reading: 1 Peter 1:3-9, Psalm 111 Gospel: Mark 10:17-27 Mark 10:17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? There has been such an influx of... Continue Reading →

Sunday: 27th May, 2018 Reference text: Matthew 28:16-20 Matthew 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. When we take a look at the concluding words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew and take into... Continue Reading →

Saturday: 26th May, 2018 Reference text: James 5:13-20 James 5:13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms. Even though the little pharmacology I have studied strongly disproves any statement to the effect that: 'there is one medication that can act as the go-to drug for all ailments',... Continue Reading →

Friday: 25th May, 2018 Reference text: Psalm 103 Psalms 103:14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembers that we are dust. Though I have been an attendee to just two funerals my entire life, I have come to realise that regardless of how a person lived, their tributes always seem to highlight only their good... Continue Reading →