Daily Word Of GodLuke 15:11b-17a, 18-19, 20b, 23b-24a Jesus told the Pharisees and scribes this parable, ‘A man who had two sons. The younger said to his father, “Father, let me have the share of the estate that wuld come to me.” So the father divided the property between them. A few days later, the…
The test of genuine faith comes, not in good times, but bad ones4th Week of Lent : Wednesday 30th March 2022Is. 49:8-15; Ps. 144:8-9,13cd-14, 17-18; Jn. 5;17-30 (Ps Wk IV) Some people feel that God is very far from us and is utterly unconcerned about what is going on in our world. They seem to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mysteries of God: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed His inseparable Divine Union and Love with God His Father. Ponder on, “Like the Jews, the secular world also wants to distort and destroy our relationship with our God of Salvation. Pray for the gift of wisdom to…
Lord Jesus, heal us of our relationships with one another4th Week of Lent : Tuesday 29th March 2022Ez. 47:1-9,12; Ps. 45:2-3,5-6,8-9ab; Jn. 5:1-16 (Ps Wk IV) Water is an image running throughout today’s Scripture passages. Water is essential for life. Water is both mysterious and obvious. From monsoons, to floods, to drought, to gentle rains,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Selfish Care” – Compassion: In today’s Gospel, the paralysed man was not “cured” for thirty-eight years, as no one helped him get into the “pool of Bethzatha”. Ponder on, “To receive God’s Compassionate Love, we must be wholesome and not ‘self-centred’ for our own needs, at the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Doubting God’s Love: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the royal official’s son who was on the brink of death, without having to go to him. Ponder on, “Do we doubt, when we seek God’s Compassionate Love? When we deepen our love for God, we will experience that…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Compassion: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Prodigal Son” to show that God’s Compassionate Love is unconditional, insofar as we repent of our sins. Ponder on, “Is our pride in the way of seeking God’s Forgiving Love? Do we allow God to…
What will it take for you to believe in Jesus?4th Week of Lent : Monday 28th March 2022Is. 65:17-21; Ps. 29:2,4,5-6,11-12s,13b; Jn. 4:43-54 (Ps Wk IV) Through the prophet, God told the people that He would create a new heaven and a new earth – creation would be renewed. God would delight in His people,…
Lord, help me to be in unity and sympathy with all people4th Sunday of Lent (C) : 27th March 2022Jos. 5:9,10-12; Ps. 33:2-3,4-5,6-7; 2 Cor. 5:17-21; Lk. 15:1-3,11-32 (Ps Wk IV) We cannot cling to anything forever. God provided manna for the Israelites to eat throughout their forty years in the wilderness. Now they had…
How solid and lasting is your love for God? 3rd Week of Lent : Saturday 26th March 2022Hos. 6:1-6; Ps. 50:3-4,18-19,20-21; Lk. 18:9-14 (Ps Wk III) In Hosea, God says to Ephraim and Judah, “This love of yours is like a morning cloud, like the dew that quickly disappears.” When the heat of the sun…