Category Archives: Spirituality

We live today in a disposable and throw-away society. When something is broken or does not work anymore, we just throw it away and get a new one. When something is old, obsolete or not fashionable anymore, we just get … Continue reading →

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Spirit Moments | Comments Off on God Does Not Make Junk

My Life Is a Miracle

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Spirit Moments

The odds of winning the lotto is one in millions. It is such a long shot it would take a miracle to win it. The smart advice is not to waste money betting on it. I am one in a … Continue reading →

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My Links

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Spirit Moments

I am one with the rest of humanity. In this interconnectedness, do I share in the sufferings and pain of others by bearing my own desolation with strength and courage? In so doing, do I help alleviate in some way … Continue reading →

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Our Interconnectedness

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Spirit Moments

I have always loved these lines by Francis Thompson, the same poet who wrote “The Hound of Heaven”: “All things by immortal power, Near or far, Hiddenly To each other linked are, That thou canst not stir a flower Without … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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