A daily walk in faith, hope and love
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 →
You can build your life on two platforms: hearsay or the alternative, personal and experiential conviction. The former will ensure that you thrive, but only to an extent because you hang solely on the story and testimonies of others. In fact, that is meant to be an entry point because hearing is intended to inspire... Continue Reading →
References: Mark 8:22-26, Genesis 8 In today's Gospel, Jesus asked the blind man after touching his eyes "Do you see anything?" His response was "I see people, but they look like trees, walking.(Mark 8:24)" This was because at the time, his sight had only been partially restored. So if things were left as they were,... Continue Reading →
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