Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent Hos 5:15-6:6Lk 18:9-14 “…what I want is love, not sacrifice” Whenever Lent comes around, I instinctively begin drawing up a list of commitments — how much more time to spend in prayer, what to offer in almsgiving, and what to give up for my Lenten fast. Now that... Continue Reading →
13 March, Friday — The. Struggle. Is. Real.
Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent Hos 14:2-10Mk 12:28-34 “And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: You must love your neighbour as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than... Continue Reading →
12 March, Thursday — Fill or Kill (FOK)
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent Jer 7:23-28Lk 11:14-23 Whoever is not with me is against me. A Fill or Kill (FOK) order is a type of instruction used in stock trading that requires an order to be executed in its entirety, or not at all. It prevents partial fills, ensuring the buyer or... Continue Reading →
11 March, Wednesday — It is God’s Law!
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Deu 4:1,5-9Mt 5:17-19 "...take notice of the laws and customs that I teach you today, and observe them, that you may have life..." I could not help but let out a small chuckle when I read this verse; it reminded me of a recent role-play session with my... Continue Reading →
10 March, Tuesday — Remember to Love Me
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Dan 3:25,34-43Mt 18:21-35 “Do not remember the sins of my youth. In your love remember me.” Today’s psalm is David’s prayer for guidance and deliverance. Chosen by God, David was a good king, but he had committed many sins. The most notable one was committing adultery with Bathsheba;... Continue Reading →
9 March, Monday — It is about the process
Monday of the 3rd Week of Lent 2 Kgs 5:1-15Lk 4:24-30 “Here was I thinking he would be sure to come out to me, and stand there, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and wave his hand over the spot and cure the leprous part.” That’s just not how God works.... Continue Reading →
8 March, Sunday — Meeting Christ at Our Wells at Noon
3rd Sunday of Lent Ex 17:3-7Rom 5:1-2,5-8Jn 4:5-42 “…but anyone who drinks the water that I shall give will never be thirsty again.” In today’s Gospel, Jesus meets the Samaritan woman at the well. At noon. Under the harsh sun. Noon is an unusual time to draw water. Most would go in the cool of... Continue Reading →
7 March, Saturday — Found Beyond the Script
Saturday of the 2nd Week of Lent Mic 7:14-15,18-20Lk 15:1-3,11-32 “He was lost and is found.” How do we manage people’s reactions when we get ‘lost’? Not simply those who are geographically lost. Like flying to Austria instead of Australia. Or confusing Marina Bay MRT station with Bayfront MRT station to get to Marina Bay... Continue Reading →
6 March, Friday — Insights from Joseph’s story
Friday of the 2nd Week of Lent Gen 37:3-4,12-13,17-28Mt 21:33-43,45-46 But Reuben heard, and he saved him from their violence. "We must not take his life” he said. I only knew about Joseph’s thrilling tale from the musical, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, and appreciated the chance to read his story more closely for... Continue Reading →
5 March, Thursday — Considering The Small Things
Thursday of the 2nd Week of Lent Jer 17:5-10Lk 16:19-31 And at his gate there lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who longed to fill himself with the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Today’s Gospel passage on Lazarus and the rich man, whom I read somewhere is left unnamed... Continue Reading →
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