Tag Archives: Hope

Prophets And Hope

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Spirit Moments

The world today is in a very sorry mess. There are more things to be unhappy about than there are to be joyful. If there was indeed a good and all-loving God, one is tempted to ask, “Why doesn’t God … Continue reading →

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Never Stop Hoping

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Spirit Moments

All the wars and violence. All that anger and hatred fueling them. All that greed and selfishness. All the hunger and deprivation caused by them. All that licentiousness and hedonism. All the addiction and enslavement they engender. Are because we … Continue reading →

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Two Christmas Stories

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Spirit Moments

There are two Christmas stories in the Gospels, one by Luke and the other one by Matthew. The one by Luke is the story we are most familiar with: baby in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes, a chorus of … Continue reading →

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To Be Human Is To Hope

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Spirit Moments

To hope is to be human. Man looks at the horizon Wondering what lies beyond, And he longs to find out. Man looks up the sky. He wants to reach out and soar as high, Maybe even further than his … Continue reading →

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The Rainbow Connection

Posted on November 10, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Nothing stirs the hopes, dreams and excitement in the human heart than the sight of a rainbow. Rainbows come after the rains. And rain comes with clouds,   We all dream of a world where there would be “no more … Continue reading →

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Act And Potency

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I am in Kuala Lumpur at the moment and I am turning green with envy. My sentiment, of course, is why can’t my own country be as progressive, as clean, as well-planned as this cosmopolitan metropolis at the muddy confluence … Continue reading →

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Spring Is Here

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Spirit Moments

      Spring always speak to me of hope and a new creation. An assurance that after the gloom of winter, the earth comes back alive with an explosion of colors and fresh life. For no matter how dark … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Candle

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Spirit Moments

In preparation for Christmas, we lighted four candles to get us ready for the coming of Jesus. Each candle represented four virtues that Jesus brought and taught to us. The first candle is the candle of Hope. Christ is the … Continue reading →

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The Coming Of The Light

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Spirit Moments

“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; for those living in a land of deep darkness, a light has shined upon them.” Light is pure energy. Where light is, there is life. A new physics is … Continue reading →

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Let It Be ~ Mary’s Fiat

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Spirit Moments

“Let It Be” is one among my many favorite Beatles song. It was reportedly their break-up song. For me, the song is as much a Marian hymn as it is a hit pop song. For Mary, it was her Fiat … Continue reading →

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