Monthly Archives: December 2012

Forgiveness Heals

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Spirit Moments

The spirit needs healing very much like the body does. There are medicines for physical illnesses. There are love and forgiveness for the ills of the spirit. Often, it is easier for me to love than to forgive. There are … Continue reading →

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Make Straight the Path to Eternity

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Life is a beautiful gift. I did not ask for it but here I am today anyway. From the simple atoms of the Big Bang to the present complex, complicated and conscious person that I am is some fifteen billion … Continue reading →

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Saying YES to Life!

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Life is such a wonderful experience, so thrilling and exhilarating, that I often wish for more and wishing for it never to end. But life is also punctuated by moments of emptiness and boredom. Life is meant to be lived … Continue reading →

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Smugness Can Kill

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Everyone, it seems to me, wants comfort and stability. We seek balance and equilibrium to save us from all the stressing and straining.But too much comfort and a life of ease only serves to weaken not only one’s body and … Continue reading →

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Pascal’s Wager

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Science worships at the altar of the gods of Certainty and Repeatability. But increasingly science is discovering that, at it very core, the universe is ruled by random probability. Probability theory partial traces its roots to Blaise Pascal, noted for … Continue reading →

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It is early morning and Jane creeps into our room to snuggle up to her Lola and engage in lazy early morning prattle. Joy and a miracle of life at the first light of day! Whoever says miracles do not … Continue reading →

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The Young and the Old

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Yesterday, as I was driving Jonathan to school with Martin, I made a left turn signal only to go straight and drive ahead on four-way stop intersection. It was a good thing that the lady in the car coming in … Continue reading →

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The Faith of the Centurion

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Spirit Moments

Today’s reading of the Roman Centurion reminds me of our own faith as a Filipino nation. But for the grace of God, we could have been a Muslim nation just like much of Southeast Asia. When the Spaniards came to … Continue reading →

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Advent – A Season of Hope

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Spirit Moments

“There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming … Continue reading →

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