A daily walk in faith, hope and love
REFERENCE TEXT: LUKE 14:10-25 'I must go and see my new field' , 'I must go and examine my new set of oxen', 'I have married a wife': while these are all good things, and marker of progress in some sense, they were classified as "excuses" in the Gospel text we read. Why? Because they... Continue Reading →
Luke 14:10 But when you are invited, go and sit down in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes he may say to you, ‘Friend, go up higher.’ Then you will have glory in the presence of those who sit at the table with you. Today's text is one that has... Continue Reading →
Exodus 32:9-10 God said to Moses, “I look at this people—oh! what a stubborn, hard-headed people! Let me alone now, give my anger free reign to burst into flames and incinerate them. But I’ll make a great nation out of you.” Moses was offered the 'chance of a lifetime' if we really consider what happened.... 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 →
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 →
Mary's visit to the home of Zechariah, where Elizabeth lived, gave us privy to hear these words Elizabeth spoke to her: "But why is this honour done me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"(Luke 1:43) Let us paint another version where Mary enters this home and Elizabeth starts with " what... Continue Reading →
Even though the Pharisees were waiting to pounce on Jesus' action in the temple to make a case against him, they found themselves in a moral dilemma when Jesus stood the man with a withered hand in the temple and asked a question that took them by surprise. He asked them: “I will ask you... Continue Reading →
DAY 105 REFERENCE: Acts 9:31-42 Acts 9:39 Then Peter arose and went with them. When he was come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and shewing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them. While we are not saved 'by good works',... Continue Reading →
DAY 228 Reference text: Matthew 18:15-20 When an equipment such as a computer breaks down, there are instructions one has to follow in an attempt to get it working. Depending on skillset and knowledge base, different individuals might be able to troubleshoot at different levels. This might include turning it off, waiting and then turning... Continue Reading →
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