Be Perfect
So be perfect, just as your heavenly Father is perfect. – Matt 5: 48 There are few times when I read this instruction of yours Lord, or it comes to my mind, and I feel so far removed from being perfect. … Continue reading Be Perfect
Category: Lent
Settle with your brother
…first be reconciled to your brother, then come and offer your gift. – Mt 5: 24 Dear Lord Jesus, Good morning Lord! It’s good to arise today to Your Love and Your mercy. It feels awesome Blessed Redeemer to sit … Continue reading Settle with your brother
The sign of Jonah
The people of Nineveh believed God;… When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out. – Jonah … Continue reading The sign of Jonah
Hallowed be Thy Name
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name Music by Kent Henry When I look into Your holiness When I gaze into Your loveliness When all things that surround become shadows In the light of You When I’ve … Continue reading Hallowed be Thy Name
You did it to me
‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me. In today’s gospel reading Lord Jesus, You show us how You would judge the world at the end of time. … Continue reading You did it to me
Surrendering to the Holy Spirit
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert, and he remained in the desert for forty days – Mark 1: 12 It is amazing to see how our Lord Jesus surrendered to the Holy Spirit throughout His life on … Continue reading Surrendering to the Holy Spirit
Gift of hope
Those who are healthy do not need a physician, but the sick do. I have not come to call the righteous to repentance but sinners. – Luke 5: 32 Today on the Saturday after Ash Wednesday, we learn how awesome … Continue reading Gift of hope
Come back to me
Would that today you might fast, so as to make your voice heard on high! This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: Releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free the oppressed, breaking every … Continue reading Come back to me
Take me deeper, Lord!
What profit is there for one to gain the whole world yet lose or forfeit himself? Dear Lord Jesus, I remember as a child going through catechism classes, hearing these words for the first time. “What would it profit a … Continue reading Take me deeper, Lord!
Forgive us, Lord!
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. – Luke 11:4 Today is Ash Wednesday, which is the start of the season of Lent in the Church throughout the world. Lent is a time, when we … Continue reading Forgive us, Lord!