It is time to check one’s sack again! What and what are in there? Bitterness, fury, anger, malice? Or the love, joy, happiness, honesty, and sanctity that give off the fragrant aroma of Christ? The choice is ours. We had better choose wisely for the journey is long! Continue reading #SV – Long Journey
The instruction that was given by Jesus on collecting the fragments is based on something very instructive, namely “so that nothing will be wasted” (John 6:12). Nothing should be wasted. In the hands of the super rich, particularly those that have managed to highjack the commonwealth of nations, they can afford to throw away the fragments, because for them, these are for the poor. They have no sense of responsibility since there is no merit to the wealth they lavishly throw around. For those that have the community in mind, those that are conscious of the upliftment of everyone so … Continue reading #SV – Logics & Fragments
The shepherd gathers the people God for God! Continue reading #SV – Re: Scatterers
There are two sides of the ego in us. The first side is the one that glories in what the self can do or achieve. It considers success as an unaided effort, achieved by the self alone; it compares oneself with others (I’m richer than…; I’m better than…); and it takes pleasure at the failure or misfortune of others. This can even happen in the religious/spiritual circles (I’m a better prophet…; I’m the most powerful priest/pastor…). This is a human tendency, for which we must be watchful if we believe in the power of grace in our lives. Paul understood … Continue reading #SV – The Double-faced Ego
Oh yes, that’s the verdict. God is indeed innocent of the senseless deaths and destructions in our world today. God is life in itself. God is the giver of life both temporal, mortal life and eternal life. God is not only innocent of death and death-dealing elements, God is above death for God is life. That is why the commotion, weeping and even ridicule of the crowd at the house of the synagogue official disappeared once Jesus “took the child by the hand” (Mk.5:41). God conquered death and opened the door to life for all of us. When we step … Continue reading #SV – God is Innocent!
Alongside One Another 