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#SV – Take, and Stay Off!

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29 My child, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the joy of the wise. Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins. Lk 14:1, 7-14On a sabbath Jesus went to dineat the home of one of the leading Pharisees,and the people there were observing him carefully. He told a parable to those … Continue reading #SV – Take, and Stay Off!

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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 – Compassionate God

Ikenna Paschal Okpaleke

I dedicate this Sunday to praying for all the victims of the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, and I humbly enjoin you to join me in doing same. That is one way of reaching out in compassion to people who are oppressed and denied their rights in that part of the world and elsewhere. Compassion is not just a feeling, it is not merely an emotion, it is not a sentiment as such, it is not even an attitude; it is rather a deep actionable disposition in which we are moved in the depth of our hearts to show, speak, or … Continue reading #SV – Compassionate God