DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Prayer life” - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus went up a hill, to a lonely place to pray. Ponder on, “Jesus reminds us of the great importance of silent contemplative prayer, where we can “connect” with God deeply and personally within our hearts. In the ‘silence’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Power of Prayer” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus expelled the devil from a boy, and exclaimed that the reason why His disciples were not able to do so, was because of their lack of faith. Ponder on, “Expelling devils and working miracles, can only be…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Discipleship” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples, “Anyone who wants to be a follower of Mine, he must renounce himself and take up his cross.” Ponder on, “While it is understandable that no one wants pain and suffering, we are called to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Dying to self” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that if we want to “yield a rich harvest” in our service of God’s people, like the “grain of wheat”, we need to “die to ourself”. Ponder on, “Do we willingly serve God’s people with selflessness…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Humility – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the Canaanite widow begged Jesus to cure her daughter who is “tormented by a devil”. Jesus responded to her pleas, as she was deeply humble in her request. Ponder on, “Like the ‘widow,’ do we seek Jesus with humility when…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenged the scribes’ and Pharisees’ hypocritical practice of their faith. They observe the “external rituals” but “internally” they are “unclean”, unjust and immoral. Ponder on, “Is our faith, hope and love for God, authentic and deep? Are we…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Jesus’ Compassionate Love: In today’s Gospel, in Jesus’ Compassionate Love for the needs of the five thousand men, He proclaimed the Good News of Salvation, healed the sick and also multiplied the loaves and fish to feed them. Ponder on, “We are invited to turn to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Transfiguration” – Faith: In today’s Gospel when Jesus was transfigured, Peter and James were “overcome with fear.” However, Jesus assured them, “Do not be afraid.” Ponder on, “God’s divinity and mystery is beyond our human comprehension. However, Jesus invites us not to be afraid; but to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Word – Mary: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised Mary, His Beloved Mother, who cared and loved Him dearly, and more importantly, who obeyed His Father’s Will perfectly. Ponder on, “Our love for our family would be deepened and blessed divinely, if our love for them…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Rejecting Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cautions us against “rejecting” the Good News of Salvation through living a lukewarm faith. Ponder on, “To have gratitude to God for all His blessings, Protection and Mercy is to live consciously in His Truth and Love. Jesus…