A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Reference: Deuteronomy 30:15-20Whenever we encounter a challenging situation and find ourselves unable to unravel it, it is often a question of knowledge. In other words, the specific strategies required for navigating are not known. It is only upon their discovery and application, can progress be made. In speaking to Israel, Moses presented to them a... Continue Reading →
Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. "ALL" is an interesting word because it can be quite a challenge to establish exactly what is included in that all. For the widow who had two coins, that was her ALL. To Abraham, Isaac was his... Continue Reading →
From Mass today, this was the lesson "You have to bear responsibility for every word you say". Therefore, we ought to employ a three layered filter to guard what we say and what is spoken to us.A quote from Socrates was highlighted: " if what you want to say is not true, not good, nor... Continue Reading →
Mark 10:15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. When an infant raises their arms towards a parent, they expect to be picked up and when they cry, they expect soothing. When a child receives a promise from an adult,... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Sirach 6:5-17 The reference text today draws our attention to a question: 'which kind of friend are you, and which kind of friends do you have? It captures 4 categories of friendship: VS 8 For there are friends who are such when it suits them, but they will not stand by you in... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Mark 9:41 - 50 An executive summary of the versus of interest in this text are:If your hand or foot cause you to sin, cut them off. If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. For it is better to enter into the kingdom of God maimed than with both sets... Continue Reading →
Jesus uses an interesting statement to delineate some clear boundaries in: "whoever is not against us, is for us"( Mark 9:40) There were only two sides: for and against. Likewise, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, good and evil, or life and death (Genesis 8:22, Deuteronomy 30:15) When... Continue Reading →
Reference text: Sirach 2:1-11 Verse 1-3 My child, if you come forward to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for testing. Set your heart right and be steadfast, and keep calm, do not be hasty in time of trouble. Cleave to the Lord, and do not depart, never abandon Him, that you may be honored at... Continue Reading →
Reference text: 1 Samuel 26:1-23We read the story of Saul's pursuit of David. Within this story, a deep sleep from the Lord accounted for the absence of any awareness when David and Abishai went deep behind enemy lines. If this story was retolled purely in human context without the divine intervention, we could say:"Saul went... Continue Reading →
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