Author Archives: Spirit Moments

Putting Out Into the Deep

The happiest and most fulfilling times in my life have been those times when I had put out into the deep and dared. My disappointments and regrets have been those times when I did not dare, kept very close to … Continue reading

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My Morning Prayer

At daybreak, as another new day dawns Gratefully greeting the morning with my yawns I gather my thoughts and lift up my soul For in my sleep I was again made whole I thank the Lord for a restful sleep … Continue reading

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Demons and Angels

Demons and angels are often thought of as myths and old stories in today’s advanced and highly technological world. But are they? Or are they for real? A despotic leader uses chemical weapons on his own people and in the … Continue reading

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Proclaim the Lord’s Favor

In Syria, children are dying. People are leaving their homes for safer havens. Young men are being conscripted for the ongoing war and strife. People would love to hear messages of peace and put a stop to their sufferings and … Continue reading

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Breaking Bread and Making My Humanity Whole

Yesterday, we had a family picnic. And this was the sight that we saw before us as we ended a happy and wonderful day. Even as the day was drawing to a close, God’s graces were still streaking across the … Continue reading

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A Life Well-lived

Tatang must have been the first one in his family to have gone to college; for they were of peasant stock. He was among the early teachers in Pampanga during the American Colonization. In the process, he inspired many of … Continue reading

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A User’s Manual for Life?

Mickey has just bought himself a new car and it came with a very thick ‘User’s Manual’ as thick as a Bible. The Manual describes the car and its parts in great details, how to operate the car, how to … Continue reading

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Time in the Eternal Now

I often think of time – it’s such a precious gift But no one knows how much of it we have At times, we let it pass away and just drift At times, for another day we’d like to save … Continue reading

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Wearing Masks in Daily Life

We often wear masks and what people see is not really what they get. The news and history is replete with stories of people being the exact opposite of whom they try to project they are. There are preachers who … Continue reading

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Working for the Weightier Things

Just when I start getting all comfortable and settled in in my life, something always happens to change its direction and my life gets unsettled, goes into turmoil but somehow things always become better. I was happy and contented growing … Continue reading

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