A daily walk in faith, hope and love
The Gospel text from Luke 13:1-9, recalls the account of a dissapointed vineyard owner whose fig tree had failed to yield any fruit after three years of waiting. His disappointment prompted a suggestion to the dresser of the vineyard to cut down this 'unproductive' tree. The owner wanted fruits, not green leaves and branches. However,... Continue Reading →
Reference: Luke 15:11-32 Today's text is a familiar story: a young man who had the boldness to ask his father for his share of the inheritance before his father died. What we see unfold are a series of actions and events that highlighted the impact of immaturity and poor character development on inheritances. This applies... Continue Reading →
Jeremiah 17:8 For he will be like a tree planted by water, and to the stream it sends its roots, and it will not fear when heat comes, and its leaves will be luxuriant, and in the year of drought it will not be anxious, and it will not cease from the bearing of fruit.... Continue Reading →
Matthew 23:2 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat. So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach I know the scribes and Pharisees were seen as a really big obstacle in the... Continue Reading →
We read today about an effect of prayer deemed out of the ordinary and rightly so because prayer has always been perceived to be 'outward looking'. For many generations, the efficacy of our prayers have determined on the basis of its ability to change situations, things or others. Even though these are all well-meaning intentions,... Continue Reading →
"So that you may be sons of your Father in the heavens. For He makes His sun rise on evil and good, and He sends rain on righteous and unrighteous" (Mt 5:45). I hadn't realized the use of the possessive determiner 'HIS' despite having read this chapter in Matthew's Gospel a couple of times. It... Continue Reading →
Reference: Jonah 3:1-10 We read the story of Jonah and his first foray into Nineveh. The king and his nobles declared a national upon hearing his words of impending doom. All fasted, not even the cattle and sheep in the field were fed. However, we notice that the premise for their fast was a based... Continue Reading →
MONTH OF STRATEGIES Leviticus 19:14" Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the LORD." I was reminded of a couple of English words this morning: slip, trip, and stumble. The first two occur as a result of an obstacle- slips often by... Continue Reading →
