#SV – The Survivors
Happy Solemnity of All Saints! Continue reading #SV – The Survivors
Happy Solemnity of All Saints! Continue reading #SV – The Survivors
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
“We unceasingly call to mind your work of faith and labour of love” (1 Thess.1:2-3). Paul associates ‘faith’ with ‘work’ & ‘love’ with ‘labour’ while addressing this community of believers, who understood the Gospel not merely as words but are deeply convinced that it is the power of the Holy Spirit to bring about transformation. Watching the #EndSARS protest in Nigeria, one sees the ‘work of faith’ & the ‘labour of love’; a deep conviction that our society can be transformed into a space where there is zero impunity, where life is indeed sacred, where human dignity can be respected, … Continue reading #SV – The Labour of Love
The ‘turn to self’ is often justified by individuals on the basis of the difficulties that they faced while dealing with or encountering others. Often, most of these experiences are negative, disappointing and non-encouraging, leading to distrust and cynicism. And so, we want to be alone, to focus on our interests and concerns, and to keep off from the concerns and worries of others. We find the act of loving others too hectic and too burdensome, we find marriage and relationships too difficult to bear, childbearing and parenting are also too much of a challenge that we just want to … Continue reading #SV – Our Interests