A daily walk in faith, hope and love
MONTH OF STRATEGIES Luke 4:3-4 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God. Today's strategy is this 'don't eat everything... Continue Reading →
MONTH OF STRATEGIES Luke 5:27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector by the name of Levi sitting at his tax booth. “Follow me,” Jesus said to him When Jesus was looking for fishermen, He went to the coast. So today, a journey by the tax booth leads to the location of... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
