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#SV – Together, we pray

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

This sequence of the Pentecost has been modified from the original, which is more poetic, to a simpler language. The aim is to make indeed a prayer that comes right from the heart of believers without the distraction of the rhyming pattern of that beautiful sequence. Come, beloved Holy Spirit! From your celestial home Shed a ray of light divine upon us! Come, Father of the poor! You are the source of all we have, Come, dwell and shine within us. You are the greatest comforter; You are the most welcome guest of our souls; Come and refresh us here … Continue reading #SV – Together, we pray

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#SV – Blind Guide

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

“When a sieve is shaken, the husks appear;so do one’s faults when one speaks.As the test of what the potter molds is in the furnace,so in tribulation is the test of the just.The fruit of a tree shows the care it has had;so too does one’s speech disclose the bent of one’s mind.Praise no one before he speaks,for it is then that people are tested.” Sir. 27:4-7 Continue reading #SV – Blind Guide

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#SV – Unrealistic Jesus?

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Jesus said to his disciples:“To you who hear I say,love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.To the person who strikes you on one cheek,offer the other one as well,and from the person who takes your cloak,do not withhold even your tunic.Give to everyone who asks of you,and from the one who takes what is yours do not demand it back.Do to others as you would have them do to you.For if you love those who love you,what credit is that to you?Even sinners love those who love … Continue reading #SV – Unrealistic Jesus?

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#SV – Hope Beyond

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Thus says the LORD:            Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings,                        who seeks his strength in flesh,                        whose heart turns away from the LORD.            He is like a barren bush in the desert                        that enjoys no change of season,            but stands in a lava waste,                        a salt and empty earth.            Blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,                        whose hope is the LORD.            He is like a tree planted beside the waters                        that stretches out its roots to the stream:            it fears not the heat when it comes;                        its leaves stay green;            in the year of drought it shows no distress,                        but still bears fruit. – Jeremiah 17:5-8 Continue reading #SV – Hope Beyond

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#SV – Never Failing Love

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

1 Cor 12:31—13:13  Brothers and sisters:Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts.But I shall show you a still more excellent way. If I speak in human and angelic tongues,but do not have love,I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal.And if I have the gift of prophecy,and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge;if I have all faith so as to move mountains,but do not have love, I am nothing.If I give away everything I own,and if I hand my body over so that I may boast,but do not have love, I gain nothing. Love is patient, love is kind.It … Continue reading #SV – Never Failing Love