It is 13th March 2021. The readings are from Hosea 5:15-6:6; the second reading is from Luke 18:9-14. “Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up.” (Hos.5:15). God expects from us during this time […]
It is 12th March 2021. The readings are from Hosea 14:2-10; and the Gospel from Mark 12:28-34. Lent is the time to be back to God. Everyone is expected to return to the Lord to experience God’s love. We are all eligible for God’s love no matter what was our past. Our proximity with God […]
It is 11th March 2021. The readings are from Jeremiah 7:23-28; and the Gospel from Luke 11:14-23. Anthony de Mello shares a story in his book named Awareness. A woman suddenly stops a man walking down the street and says: “Henry, I am so happy to see you after all these years! How have you […]
It is 10th March 2021. The readings are from Deuteronomy 4:1, 5-9; and the Gospel from Matthew 5:17-19. God’s loving intimacy with us unmatchable and incomparable with anything under the Sun. The distance between God and us reducing by following God’s laws and commandments. God expressed God’s desire to live amidst us right from the […]
It is 9th March 2021. The readings are from Daniel 3:25, 34-43; and the Gospel from Matthew 18:21-35. God never remembers our sins. God forgives us more than we could ask for. We cannot believe and experience that we are forgiven without profound prayer. God never abandons God’s people when they can praise and worship […]
It is 8th March 2021. The readings are from 2Kings 5:1-15; and the Gospel from Luke 4:24-30. Rejection from family and friends languishes us in emotional prison. The story of Naaman is a gentle reminder for all of us who are still struggling with this pandemic that God heals no matter what the sickness is. […]
It is 7th March 2021. We celebrate the Third Sunday of Lent. The readings are from Exodus 20:1-17; and the second reading from 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; and the Gospel from John 2:13-25. One night a man walks into a friend’s house so sad and depressed. The friend asked the man “What’s wrong, why are […]
It is 6th March 2021. The readings are from Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; and the Gospel from Luke 15:1-3, 11-32. God welcomes us back always forgetting the distance we travelled away from God. Whatever it takes, God wants to forgive us and heal us. God is going after the black sheep in our family, and community. […]
It is 5th March 2021. The readings are from Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13, 17-28; and the Gospel from Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46. There is a parallel and echo between the story of Joseph in the first reading and Jesus in the Gospel. We witness the theme of rejection, plotting and trial to kill in both stories. Joseph […]
It is 4th March 2021. The readings are from Jeremiah 17:5-10; and the Gospel from Luke 16:19-31. Is it a blessing to be poor? Yes. Because God knows every poor person by name. Lazarus is the only name given to anyone in Jesus’ parables; it means El-azar,’- God has helped.’ There is a poor Lazarus […]