DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Our Response in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Sower”. He emphasized how each of us responds and relates to Him differently, in our faith: some of us are superficial and we lose our faith easily, while others are able to reap…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Doing God’s Will” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to the crowd, “Anyone who does My Father’s Will is My brother, sister and mother.” Ponder on, “Jesus is assuring us that when we live His Father’s Will, we are also developing our personal relationship with…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Weeping at Jesus’ Tomb” – Faith: In today’s Gospel account, Mary Magdalene was weeping at the tomb of Jesus, as she thought that the Body of Jesus had been stolen. The Risen Lord then appeared to her and called her by name which she recognized. This…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Quiet time for Prayer” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged His apostles, to go away to a lonely place to rest and eat; they had been serving the crowd the whole day. Ponder on, “When we serve God, we also need “rest”. However, we are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Enemies” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, while many Jews believed and followed Jesus, as the Messiah; the Pharisees began to plot to destroy Jesus. Ponder on, “Are we aware that, like the Pharisees, we may also be justifying our sins? Especially, our ‘sins of complacency’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Messiah in our Midst” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees who obey the Mosaic Laws rigidly and blindly could not recognize Jesus as the Messiah. Ponder on, “Are we also guilty of obeying the ‘rules and regulations’ of the Church, and fail to live the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Consolations” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that He will always be “Gentle and Humble in Heart towards us, and we will find rest for our souls, in Him.” Ponder on, “Do we experience Jesus’ Words daily in our lives? If so, we are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Prayer for the Humble”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prays fervently in thanksgiving to His Father, for revealing His Truth of Salvation to the “little children” and not to the proud. Ponder on, “When we have a “child-like’ humility, our hearts are open to God’s Truth,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Patience” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reprimanded the people of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum for their obstinate refusal to believe in the Good News of Salvation. Jesus’ great Sadness for them, moved Him to challenge them to be converted. Ponder on, “Do we also…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Radical Commitment – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus instructed His Apostles to surrender everything they possess; in spite of their attachments to their family and other human needs and comforts. Ponder on, “Jesus’ invitation to ‘new’ challenges and ‘new divine Joys and Fulfilment” that only He…