Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent Exo 32:7-14Jn 5:31-47 “…the father who sent me bears witness to me himself...his words find no home in you…” Jesus was sent by God to save mankind from sin and death. His message is simple. Follow his teachings. Repent of our sins. Then we will have the chance... Continue Reading →
22 March, Wednesday — Choosing whose will?
Wednesday of the 4th Week of Lent Isa 49:8-15Jn 5:17-30 "…my aim is to do not my own will, but the will of him who sent me." I recently learned that Jesus calls God as My Father; except when he is teaching the disciples how to pray. ‘Our’ is general. ‘My’ is personal. The intimacy... Continue Reading →
21 March, Tuesday — The call to go on
Tuesday of the 4th Week of Lent Eze 47:19,12Jn 5:1-16 ...for the waters had risen so high I was recently in the Holy Land and experienced again, the waters of the Jordan and the waters of the Dead Sea. The contrast of the two is startling; though today the one thing they have in common is... Continue Reading →
20 March, Monday — Immediately
20 Mar – Solemnity of St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary St. Joseph is a descendant of the house of David. A layman and a carpenter, he was the earthly spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and foster and adoptive father of Jesus Christ. He was a visionary who was visited by angels,... Continue Reading →
19 March, Sunday — “It’s that Simple.”
19 March - Laetare Sunday 1 Sam 16:1,6-7,10-13Eph 5:8-14Jn 9:1-41 “God does not see as man sees; man looks at appearances but the Lord looks at the heart.” We have all been told as we were growing up, “Do not judge a book by its cover.” Yet, we are always drawn to those individuals with... Continue Reading →
18 March, Saturday — Tilling the soil of our heart
Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent Hos 5:15-6:6Lk 18:9-14 “Let us set ourselves to know the Lord” The Singapore government has been embarking on the need for workers to continually upgrade. Numerous initiatives have been provided and many programmes have been introduced. Yet in spite of these exhortations, there seems to be a difficulty... Continue Reading →
17 March, Friday — Love animating all our actions
Friday of the 3rd Week of Lent Hos 14:2-10Mk 12:28-34 “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” There was once an intense discussion between a parent and a child which required me to mediate. The issue was over the lack of understanding of the child's degree of stress faced in school. The parent... Continue Reading →
16 March, Thursday — Listening to the GPS
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Lent Jer 7:23-28Lk 11:14-23 “Follow right to the end the way that I mark out for you, and you will prosper.” My friend went out of town in the last two weeks and loaned me his car for the duration. It has been some time since I drove and... Continue Reading →
15 March, Wednesday — One step, one degree at a time
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Deu 4:1,5-9Mt 5:17-19 “Keep them, observe them and they will demonstrate to the peoples your wisdom and understanding.” I was blessed to have been called to serve and lead worship at the recently-concluded Prayer Experience Retreat (PER) held at our centre. Over the 3 days, there were many... Continue Reading →
14 March, Tuesday – Are we capable of true forgiveness?
Tuesday of the 3rd Week of Lent Dn 3:25,34-43 Mt 18:21-35 “And that is how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless you each forgive your brother from your heart.” Today’s parable of the unforgiving servant illustrates the importance of forgiveness and the consequences of holding onto grudges. When we refuse to forgive, we... Continue Reading →
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