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#SV – The Convocation

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Veni, Sancte Spiritus Come, Holy Spirit, come!And from your celestial homeShed a ray of light divine! Come, Father of the poor!Come, source of all our store!Come, within our bosoms shine. You, of comforters the best;You, the soul’s most welcome guest;Sweet refreshment here below; In our labor, rest most sweet;Grateful coolness in the heat;Solace in the midst of woe. O most blessed Light divine,Shine within these hearts of yours,And our inmost being fill! Where you are not, we have naught,Nothing good in deed or thought,Nothing free from taint of ill. Heal our wounds, our strength renew;On our dryness pour your dew;Wash … Continue reading #SV – The Convocation

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#SV – The Joy of Faith

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

1 Peter 3:15-18 Beloved:Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts.Always be ready to give an explanationto anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope,but do it with gentleness and reverence,keeping your conscience clear,so that, when you are maligned,those who defame your good conduct in Christmay themselves be put to shame.For it is better to suffer for doing good,if that be the will of God, than for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once,the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous,that he might lead you to God.Put to death in the flesh,he was brought to life in … Continue reading #SV – The Joy of Faith

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#SV – Same Thomas

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

John 14:1-12 Jesus said to his disciples:“Do not let your hearts be troubled.You have faith in God; have faith also in me.In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.If there were not,would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?And if I go and prepare a place for you,I will come back again and take you to myself,so that where I am you also may be.Where I am going you know the way.”Thomas said to him,“Master, we do not know where you are going;how can we know the way?”Jesus said to him, I … Continue reading #SV – Same Thomas

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#SV – Save Yourselves!

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

1 Peter 2:20b-25 Beloved:If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good,this is a grace before God.For to this you have been called,because Christ also suffered for you,leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps.He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth. When he was insulted, he returned no insult;when he suffered, he did not threaten;instead, he handed himself over to the one who judges justly.He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross,so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness.By his wounds you have been … Continue reading #SV – Save Yourselves!

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#SV – Burning Hearts

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

“Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Lk. 24:32) There are few other lessons to pick from this particular Scripture: First, the heart often knows before the mind does. These two disciples could not yet see who Jesus was, but something in them was already responding to his presence, his voice, the way he interpreted the scriptures. Grace often works like this, beneath our awareness, preparing us for a recognition that suddenly breaks through. Second, Scripture, when rightly opened, ignites. It was not just that Jesus spoke, but the how, the manner by … Continue reading #SV – Burning Hearts