DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Using God’s Gifts” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the shrewd steward” to His disciples. Jesus “praised him for his creativity.” Ponder on, “God has given us different talents, and abundant blessings daily. However, like the ‘shrewd steward’, do we use them…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Jesus’ Mercy” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Lost Sheep” to emphasize God our Father’s preferential Mercy for sinners who are lost and in serious sin. Ponder on, “Do we limit God’s Mercy, when we relate to sinners? Are we ‘unmerciful’…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Carrying Christ’s Cross” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that to be His disciple, it is essential that we carry His Cross. Ponder on, “Believe deeply that in carrying Jesus’ Cross, we do not depend on our own strength, but are totally dependent on God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Taking God for Granted” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “Parable of the Banquet”. He reminded the Pharisees and lawyers, not to take God’s precious gift of faith for granted and/or treat God as though He is unimportant in our lives. Ponder on, “Are…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Purity of Intentions” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus said to His host; the lawyers and Pharisees, “invite the poor and crippled, the lame and blind, so that as they have no means to repay you; God will repay you.” Ponder on, “When we do good…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Greatest Commandment” - Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed the “greatest of all Commandments”. And this is to “love God wholeheartedly, unconditionally, and single-mindedly.” Ponder on, “How important is God in our daily living? Do we take our prayer life, Mass and the Sacraments seriously? Do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “All Souls Day” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus surrendered His Life, in His Death, to God His Father, in the Holy Spirit. He will Rise again on the Third Day, at Easter to fulfil God’s Plan of Salvation. Ponder on, “When we mourn the loss…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Beatitudes”: As we celebrate “All Saints Day”, today’s Gospel very aptly reminds us of how Jesus wants us to live our faith with “new perspectives, new Christ-like attitudes and behaviour. Ponder on, “The saints were those who lived the ‘Beatitudes’ of Jesus with great peace, joy…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “God’s Will for Jesus”: In today’s Gospel, the Pharisees went to warn Jesus to leave Jerusalem, as King Herod intended to kill Him. However, Jesus responded fearlessly that His Father’s Mission is that He is to die in Jerusalem. Ponder on, “Pray and discern God our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Precious Gift of Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaimed that the “Kingdom of God” is God’s most precious gift to us. We must never take it for granted. Jesus says that if, we do not live our faith vigilantly, we may regret it when it is…