Monthly Archives: March 2013

A Taste of Heaven

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Spirit Moments

I have been battling with a severe bout of depression during the past few days. I have been hankering for affirmation and assurances. I am not sad. It is more like feelings of disappointment, frustration and a malaise and feeling … Continue reading →

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This must be the image of the Prodigal Father looking afar and scanning the horizon while waiting to lavish his prodigal love on the prodigal son who has squandered his inheritance in a lavish and prodigal lifestyle. I have tried … Continue reading →

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Spirit Moments | 2 Comments

Sleep as a Mystery and a Sacred Moment

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Sleep is something many people take for granted. Sleep is a mystery to me and it can be a prayer and be made a sacred moment. Science tells me that we move through two kinds of sleep: the REM sleep … Continue reading →

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The Greatest Commandment

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Moses, speaking on behalf of Yahweh, gave his people the Ten Commandments. Later on, these commandments were expanded in the more than 600 laws in the Torah. And Jesus simplified them all into one word: Love. I read the others … Continue reading →

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Discipleship is a Choice

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Spirit Moments

I am alive and life life is such a wonderful, unmerited gift. I have been endowed with reason to understand and make sense out of this life I have been gifted with. I have also been endowed with emotions as … Continue reading →

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Dos and Don’ts

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Spirit Moments

The law and its implementing rules are often expressed in terms of Don’ts and as a list of prohibitions. When Christ came to fulfill the law, he turned all these Don’ts in to Do’s and changed the prohibitions into affirmative … Continue reading →

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Seventy Times Seven

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Seventy times seven – that is how often we are asked to forgive. In one word, always. But does love always have to go with forgiveness? If I love someone, I will always find it in my heart to forgive. … Continue reading →

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Just Another Ordinary Day?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Spirit Moments

When I am convinced that I am right, who can convince me that I am wrong? It is very difficult for me to hear what the other person is saying or to see what he is trying to tell me. … Continue reading →

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Repentance and Self-Knowing

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Spirit Moments

God’s call to me during the season of Lent is for repentance, to turn away from my sinful ways and bear good fruits in the Lord.  For often I know that what I am doing is displeasing in God’s sight … Continue reading →

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The Other Son

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Spirit Moments

One of the most famous and endearing parables of Jesus is the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It speaks of the total, unconditional and totally forgiving love of a father. It gives great comfort to a habitual sinner like me … Continue reading →

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