DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus shed tears of Sorrow over Jerusalem for remaining ‘blind and obstinate’ to the Truth of Eternal Salvation that He Offers. They chose to persecute and crucify Him. Ponder on, “Are there areas of our faith, hope and love for…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Blessings – Responsibility” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Talents” to the crowd; to remind them to be responsible for the abundant Blessings that God has given them. Ponder on, “God is Present in His Gifts; we love God by valuing…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Deep Repentance”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus praised Zacchaeus for his deep repentance; as a public tax collector; sinner. He heard about Jesus as the Messiah and repented deeply. Ponder on, “Like Zacchaeus, when we repent deeply, Jesus will be able to Bless us abundantly; and fill…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Courageous and Deep Faith”: In today’s Gospel, the blind man had a courageous and deep faith in Jesus. He pleaded with Jesus to cure him; even though the crowds tried to prevent him. Ponder on, “Is our faith in Jesus deep, or are we easily influenced…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “False Prophets” – Faith: Jesus cautioned His disciples, “Take care not to be deceived; many will come using My Name; refuse to join them.” Ponder on, “False prophets e.g. from the secular world, offer attractions; and present temptations with empty promises. They can easily deceive us,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Perseverance” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Persistent widow” to remind us of our need to persevere in our pleas to God. We are not to give up our prayers, but trust that God will never fail us because He Loves…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Vigilance in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed to His disciples that the “Second Coming of Christ” will come at a time when we least expect. And, we will all be Judged by God. Ponder on, “To live in wisdom is to live with great vigilance;…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Providence” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the Second Coming of His Kingdom is in God’s Time; and not in human time and thinking. Ponder on, “We are to live our faith, hope and love for God with vigilance. All our desires and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Ingratitude to Jesus” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus cured ten lepers. However, only one, the Gentile leper, turned around and praised and thanked Him deeply. Jesus was disappointed with the other nine lepers who took His Compassionate Love for granted. Ponder on, “Do we praise…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Servants in Mission” – Faith: Jesus proclaimed our need to affirm that we are each “servants” of God. We are to serve the Father’s Mission of Saving all peoples; with great responsibility, selflessness and humility; like Jesus. Ponder on, “Do we serve: with fidelity, generosity and…