Archive for August 2009

The Call of Nathanael

John 1: 45-51 Rev 21: 9b-14 / Psa 145 You shall see greater things than this. (John 1:50) Like Nathaniel I was in doubt At first about His invitation; But in the end I would find out, God used a friend for my conversion. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one [...]

True Discipleship

Matthew 23: 1-12 Rut 2:1-3,8-11;4:13-17 / Ps 128 …do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. (Matthew 23:3) In seeking Your way, Lord help me To follow Mary’s example: To humbly serve that I may be Worthy to be Your disciple Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His [...]

The Perfect Way of Love

Matthew 22: 34-40 Rut 1:1,3-6,14-16,22 / Ps 146 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind… Love your neighbor as yourself. (Matthew 22: 37, 39) Our greatest quest in life must start, If heaven’s gate we hope to find, In perfect love: with all [...]

Rejecting God’s Invitation

Matthew 22: 1-14 Jgs 11:29-39 / Ps 40:5,7-10 The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding feast… (Matt. 22:2) Our sins are like a harsh rejection Of a loving King’s invitation; Only by Jesus’ intervention Can we join heaven’s celebration Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: “The kingdom of [...]

God’s Brand of Justice

Matthew 20: 1-16 Jgs 9:6-15 / Psa 21 What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Don’t I have the right to do as I please with my money? Why be envious of my generosity? (Matthew 20:14-15) Though unfair at first it would seem, Who can ever fathom God’s ways? [...]

The Paradox of Wealth

Matthew 19: 23-30 Jgs 6:11-24a / Ps 85:9,11-14 Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 19:23) If giving’s rare when most have less, It doesn’t mean that life’s unfair. For those who care our God will bless The little that they [...]