Tag Archives: Generosity

Voices

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Spirit Moments

People who hear voices are often labelled as crazy or lunatics. But I hear voices often. I do many crazy things but I am sure of my sanity. Still, I do often hear voices. Like, I often hear that little … Continue reading →

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Abundance!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Spirit Moments

The world is so bountiful there is enough food in all the world to forever banish hunger. Yet, there is still a lot of hunger in the world today.  The world has more than enough resources to banish poverty forever. … Continue reading →

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Betrayal and Forgiveness

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Spirit Moments

One of the most bitter human experiences possible is that of being betrayed. The betrayal becomes even more painful when it is done by a person one is close to. The trust and confidence that was there before is replaced … 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

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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Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Today is the Feast of Saint Valentine and Valentine’s Day is a big thing back in the Philippines, second perhaps only to Christmas for people to give gifts and to eat out to celebrate. Indeed, Filipinos are a very loving … Continue reading →

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Bukas Palad ~ Generosity

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Bukas palad is such a felicitous Filipino expression of what generosity is all about. To be generous is to have open hands, willing and ready to give everything in one’s palms. To be truly generous is to give without limits … Continue reading →

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What Am I Looking For?

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Spirit Moments

We are each born into specific circumstances. The place and the family we are born into is a given over which we had no choice. The talents and abilities we are born with are also a given which we can … Continue reading →

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The Spirit Within Me

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Life is difficult and also very fragile. Life is precious not because it is unchangeable but because it is so vulnerable. I am one of a million possibilities and yet I am the one who made it. I could have … Continue reading →

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God’s Unconditional Love

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Spirit Moments

I am a finite being, with a lot of limitations. Thus, when I love, I often love with limits and with a lot of conditions. God is an infinite being and therefore he loves with no limits and no conditions. … Continue reading →

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