Category Archives: Generosity

The Lord’s Death on the Cross

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Spirit Moments

In the ancient Roman world, the cross was such an ignominious way to die; the early Christians never really used it as a symbol of their faith nor as part of their rituals. They used the fish (in Greek, ἰχθύς) or … Continue reading →

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Get Up And Go On The New Year

Posted on January 2, 2015 by Spirit Moments

It is the second day of the New Year and it is back to the regular grind for most people. The early risers and the achievers have started off at the break of dawn and soon everyone will be busy with … Continue reading →

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What I Do Not Pray For

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I do not pray that God takes away the pain and sorrow when these afflictions happen in my life. Instead, I pray for courage and strength to face them. I pray for sight, like the blind men crying out to … Continue reading →

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A God of Surprises

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Spirit Moments

My God is an awesome God. He is also very counter-intuitive and always full of surprises. He likes to make the first last and the last first. He challenges His people to seek perfection by embracing the cross. And there … Continue reading →

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The Ocean

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Spirit Moments

Often, I tend to intellectualize my spiritual life too much.  This tendency then gets me into difficulties like the problem I have with the Parable of the Talents. So God Has given me talents, is He really like an accountant … Continue reading →

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Being a Neighbor

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Spirit Moments

There are many instances where a situation would tug at my heart strings and move me to reach out and do something. Often, I do. But there are occasions I find all sorts of reasons not to help. Like the … Continue reading →

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The Pearl of Great Price

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Spirit Moments

“Pearl” often reminds me of ‘Margarita’, the Spanish word for it. Margarita is also the name of one of the dearest persons in my life. I remember her fresh out of college and ready to face the world. Things were … Continue reading →

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Home and Family

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Spirit Moments

It is strange and paradoxical how our family and our loved ones can be both the source of our greatest joys and deepest love and at the same time the cause of our greatest pains and deepest sorrows; how the … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Spirit Moments

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Based on these noble and … Continue reading →

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Love in Ordinary Times

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Spirit Moments

I choose to see all the love around me. A son, burdened by his own personal concerns and anxieties, reaches out to a parent and checks out on how the parent is doing. He stays with him. A parent, caring … Continue reading →

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