A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Reference text: Matthew 22:1-14 An invitation by definition is "a written or verbal request inviting someone to go somewhere or to do something." An advertisement is an invitation, and like other invites, lays some kind of role on the invitee to respond as they desire: whether to accept or reject. Events may have dress codes,... Continue Reading →
Proverbs 20:4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing Whoever walks to the teller in a bank with a withdrawal slip, cheque book or ATM card will have done so with the knowledge that there is a reserve available. A bounced cheque from one's own account if... 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: Judges 13:1-25 1. God knowsIt's not that God is unaware of what is going on with us, because sometimes that is how we make him out to be. An ignorant and aloof creator. But He is ever more aware. When the angel came to Manoah's wife, the opening remarks were to acknowledge her... Continue Reading →
DAY 35/366 2 Corinthians 9:22 to the weak I became [a]as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Across many spheres, including all dealings in the kingdom of God, there is a reward system. Whether one is compensated in... Continue Reading →
DAY 265 Lessons in life can be gleaned from many sources. In today's mini bites, I share three lessons after reflecting on an 800-kilometre drive. The first half of the journey was a four and half hour drive with a 30 minute stop midway. This break proved necessary hence, the first bite: 1. Breaks are... Continue Reading →
DAY 185 Genesis 19:16 When Lot still hesitated, the angels seized his hand and the hands of his wife and two daughters and rushed them to safety outside the city, for the Lord was merciful. When we stand at the edge of a cliff surrounded by a body of water, the last thing we want... Continue Reading →
316/365 In writing his second letter to the Thessalonians, St Paul writes this"For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”(3:20) One thing I remember from a recent workshop is the dynamics between competency and commitment. I realised that while competency is... Continue Reading →
246/365 Sunday Mass always presents minibites for reflection and so today, I share a few: "Anyone who looks for Jesus without the cross, will find a cross without Jesus" However scary that thought sounds, there is truth in there because it is very tempting to seek only for the good parts of anything: the benefit... Continue Reading →
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