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#SV – Human Blood

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

The blood of Christ was shed because of the quality of our blood. If blood is a symbol of life, then this life is to be understood not only as physical, material, mortal but also spiritual. The redemption of our life is the mission of the Son of God and to do this, He paid with his blood. No longer was our covenant with God determined by the sprinkling of the blood of animals, because we are valuable. We are bought at a costly price. Christ’s blood upgraded the value of our blood. The culture of death in different parts … Continue reading #SV – Human Blood

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#SV – Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

I am particularly thrilled by the first reading from First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthian Church (12:3b-7, 12-13). You can read it very slowly and meditate on it. Pay attention to how the community became an expression of difference and unity through the agency of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit’s model of unity is not the one that surpasses difference – in the many gifts, many languages, many cultures, many fruits…. The Holy Spirit is a divine aesthetic intelligence. The crisis in most parts of the world, the conflicts that dot our paths, the divisions in many places … Continue reading #SV – Veni, Sancte Spiritus

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#SV – In God, In Love

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

There is a difference between ‘being in love’ and ‘falling in love’: When we fall in love, it is often with just one other person whose heart and features overwhelms us that we are completely drawn to him or her. Falling in love is often private, individualized and bespoke. But being in love is a lifestyle of love that is not discriminatory or individually focused. It is an attitude of living in total appreciation of humanity and creation. For the person that is ‘is’ in love, to live is to love, and everything and everyone is the object of one’s … Continue reading #SV – In God, In Love

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#SV – Get Up!

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Is Christianity losing its focus on Christ, particularly with the rise of the many powerful ‘men/women of God’? Granted that some of these prominent preachers have demonstrated humility and simplicity in the public, many have made the Christian message all about themselves. You hear things like: “I did this. I did that.” Some would have people spread the cloth on the floor as they walked. Some would make people even worship that seats they sat on. When people come to church, they are also seeking for a place where their humanity can be honored, celebrated and dignified. But is that … Continue reading #SV – Get Up!