“In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.” Luke 26-27In most pictures depicting the annunciation, there is an angel floating above where Mary lay clearly…
“Prepare ye the way of the Lord!” Isn’t that what John the Baptist says before his cousin comes to be baptised?? “Prepare ye the way of the Lord” Beyond the Godspell song, something in this qoute resonates in me. Something calls me to repeat within my heart. I think it is the invitation that…
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“When pride comes, disgrace comes;but with the humble is wisdom” Proverbs 11:2Sometimes we all get caught up in pride. Sometimes we have no idea that it is the root of our behavior. But as I was listening to an interview about about the group of Christians who wanted to rescue the Haitian children by putting…
“To you I raise my eyes,to you enthroned in heaven.Yes, like the eyes of a servant on the hand of his master,Like the eyes of a maidon the hand of her mistress,So our eyes are on the Lord our God,till we are shown favor.Show us favor, Lord, show us favor,for we have our fill of…
“If then you were raised with Christ, seek what is above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Think of what is above, not of what is on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, your life appears, then you too will appear…
“Then children were brought to him that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me and do not prevent them; for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matt 19: 13-14Tonight my youngest held her first meeting of her…
“There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God with all your strength, with all your…
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called children of God” Matthew 5:9I heard a bittersweet story about a man who was a Peacekeeper for the UN, 44 years old, husband and father of three, who died when the UN building collapsed in Haiti during the initial earthquake. Living by conviction, and dying by…
“Answer when I call, my saving God,In my trouble you cleared a way;Show me favor, hear my prayer.” Psalm 4:2Despite their obvious destitution, the people of Haiti continue to call on God. What faith! They genuinely believe that their God will help them, and what is more, they are right.I heard a statistic the other…