“Today you would hear his voice: Harden not your hearts…” Psalm 95:7-8 Have you been wrestling through your Lenten journey? Perhaps you feel there is an opposing force trying to disarm you, keeping you from pressing forward? In the gospel… Read More ›
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Forgiveness of self
“Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus answered, I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.” Matthew 18:21 Do you find it difficult to forgive others? … Read More ›
Searching your sanctuary
“You are the temple of the living God.” 2 Corinthians 6:16 If you were asked to describe what the heart is and what its purpose, how would you answer? I’m certain, we all may answer that it is the organ… Read More ›
The great return
“He will not constantly accuse us nor remain angry forever. He does not punish us for all our sins. He does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as… Read More ›
Where do I place my trust
“Bless is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose hope is in the Lord.” Jeremiah 17:7 If you were asked to define trust, how would you respond? Trust is define in Webster as an ”assured reliance on the character,… Read More ›
To serve or not to serve, that is the question
“…whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant. Whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give… Read More ›
Get off the sidelines
“Make justice your aim; redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow.” Isaiah 1:17 Do you sit on the sidelines or are you on the field when it comes to social justice? I will be brutally honest here. … Read More ›
Life’s purpose
“The measure of love is to love without measure” St. Augustine Do you often wonder what your purpose is in this life? For me this was the very moment my life took a sharp turn and changed by the grace… Read More ›
Love your enemy
“Finally, may Christ inflame the desires of all men to break through the barriers which divide them, to strengthen the bonds of mutual love, to learn to understand one another, and to pardon those who have done them wrong.” Pope… Read More ›
A trail of hearts
“…go first and be reconciled with your brother.” Matthew 5:24 Finding it hard to reconcile with someone right now? Find it hard to forgive or ask for forgiveness in general? Perhaps you feel that those who do you injustice deserve… Read More ›