DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith and Humility: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised the Roman centurion for his deep and humble faith in Him, to cure his servant. Ponder on, “Do we relate to God our Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit with deep faith, reverence and humility? We are weak,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Will – our will: In today’s Gospel, Peter’s love for Jesus “blinded” him from allowing Jesus to suffer and die. Ponder on, “We have good intentions; especially for the people we love and care about. However, our intentions are not always in accordance to God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Depth of Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that when we feel the Holy Spirit’s promptings, we are to ponder and act on them, with fidelity to God. This will be like building a house on rock and not on sand. Ponder on, “Is my faith…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Judging Others: In today’s Gospel, Jesus taught His disciples not to be judgmental about others because we may have greater faults ourselves. Otherwise, we will become hypocritical. Ponder on, “Do we judge others harshly, especially those who have hurt us, dislike us; or are prejudiced against…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Christ-like Living: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urges His disciples and us to be more like Him in the way we live: loving our enemies, charitable, respectful, compassionate, non-judgmental, forgiving . . .” Ponder on, “Do we live these virtues of Jesus? What are our biggest challenges…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Mary, Mother of Emmanuel: In today’s Gospel episode, God’s Plan of Salvation was fulfilled through Mary’s fidelity to the Father’s Will. She give birth to Jesus, the Messiah, through the Holy Spirit. Ponder on, “Mary is God’s most precious, humble and faithful servant. Do we relate…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Call of Apostles” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus spent the night in prayer, to discern whom to choose to be His Apostles. Jesus has also “chosen” us personally, to draw more people closer to God, through our daily witness of the Gospel. Ponder on, “Are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus healed a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, and the Pharisees were furious with Him for “breaking the Sabbath Laws”. Ponder on, “Are we spiritually blind to the divine Truth of God’s Compassionate care for our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Miracles – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured the deaf man, and the crowd was filled with awe. Ponder on, “Do we praise and thank God for the many miracles He has done and continues to do for us: protecting us from harm, healing us of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Son of Man – Sabbath”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the Pharisees and proclaimed, “The Son of Man is master of the Sabbath.” Ponder on, “Do we over focus on fulfilling the ritual obligations, but fail to love and forgive, and show compassion for those who…