Wednesday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 17:15, 22-18:1Jn 16:12-15 ‘I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you now.’ Brothers and sisters, Think of a time when God used you to bring timely words of advice someone. Or maybe an occasion when you wanted to... Continue Reading →
7 May, Tuesday — Become a Believer
Tuesday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16:22-34John 16:5-11 ’Sirs, what I must I do to be saved?’ Brothers and sisters, In today’s first reading, we are told of how Paul and Silas have been unjustly arrested, stripped and flogged. They are then locked up in the inner prison with their feet fastened in... Continue Reading →
6 May, Monday — Doers
Monday of the 6th Week of Eastertide Acts 16: 11-15John 15:26-16:4 “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my home” Home. Such a private and personal space. This is where we are unguarded, where we let our defences down, unflex ourselves and move in the comfort of familiar routines... Continue Reading →
5 May, Sunday — Endurance
6th Sunday of Easter Acts 10:25-26,34-35,44-481 John 4: 7-10John 15: 9-17 Love one another, as I love you “I was angry with my foe; I told it not, my wrath did grow.” – William Blake Possibly the most difficult commandment in the Bible, is Christ’s call for us to “love one another, as I have... Continue Reading →
1 May, Wednesday — Pruning our Lives to Grow in Faith
Wednesday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 15:1-6Jn 15:1-8 He prunes to make it bear even more… Since I’ve moved into my new home, I’ve tried to dabble in a bit of plant-growing. While it is therapeutic in some ways, taking care of plants also provides some lessons and food for thought as I... Continue Reading →
30 April, Tuesday — Finding Our Inner Peace
Tuesday of the 5th Week of Eastertide Acts 14:19-28Jn 14:27-31 “Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.” I commute to work via train on a daily basis for 45 minutes. Over the years, I have noticed that the level of ambient noise is growing over time. The noise emitting from the handphones is... Continue Reading →
29 April, Monday — Release Your Burden
29 April -- Memorial of St Catherine of Siena, virgin & doctor St. Catherine (1347-1380) was the youngest child in a large family. At the age of six, she had a vision in which Jesus appeared and blessed her. Her parents wanted her to marry, but she became a Dominican tertiary. She was a mystic... Continue Reading →
28 April, Sunday — Quieten Your Mind, God Knows Everything
5th Sunday of Easter Acts 9:26-311 Jn 3:18-24Jn 15:1-8 Whoever remains in me, with me in him, bears fruit in plenty; for cut off from me you can do nothing. Have you gone out for a walk in the forest recently? In Singapore, where I am, the tropical heat has been quite brutal. But if... Continue Reading →
27 April, Saturday — Show me the money!
Saturday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:44-52Jn 14:7-14 ‘Philip said, “Lord let us see the Father and then we shall be satisfied.” Of course, Philip is right! Philip is Cuba Gooding Jr in the film Jerry Maguire; hips gyrating as he makes Tom Cruise yell that unforgettable phrase over the phone – Show... Continue Reading →
26 April, Friday — We Worry…like Thomas
Friday of the 4th Week of Eastertide Acts 13:26-33Jn 14:1-6 “Do not let your hearts be troubled…” An instruction, yet a gentle one. One that comes before the disciples would be overwhelmed with how Jesus would be tortured and crucified. A promise to return and ‘take’ them with him. Thomas is so real, so human,... Continue Reading →
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