DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Testing God’s Patience” – Faith: In today’s Gospel of the “Parable of the Fig Tree,” Jesus reminds us that God’s Merciful Love is always patient, even though we continue to “test God” with our unfaithfulness. Ponder on, “What is Jesus saying to us, today about the…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Discerning Life – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to the crowds that they are to use their God-given intellect and heart to discern God’s Will. This is more important than serving our “self-glorifying and gratifying” needs of this world. Ponder on, “Do we beg God…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Faith – Unconditional: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims a very radical Gospel to His disciples. Jesus requires that His Father’s Will of Salvation must be served and lived with an unconditional commitment; nothing and nobody on earth should have a higher priority of importance. Ponder on,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mission from God”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus reminded His disciples that they are to fulfill their mission of proclaiming the Good News of Salvation, with great vigilance and unfailing fidelity. Ponder on, “Do we live our faith daily with the consciousness of fulfilling God’s mission with…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Discipleship” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus sent His disciples ahead of Him to proclaim the Good News of Salvation. He added, “The harvest is rich, but the labourers are few.” Ponder on, “God has given each of us the gift of faith, to witness to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Material Riches” – Security: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims the “Parable of the Rich man” who planned to have a long life of retirement in luxury. However, he died that very night. Ponder on, “Material richest cannot buy us “extra time” on earth. What truly matters…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Unceasing Prayers” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus explains to His disciples and us that when we pray unceasingly and trustingly, we can be assured that God will never fail to answer our needs. Ponder on, “All sincere prayers that do not take God’s Goodness and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fidelity in Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that they are to remain faithful to the Good News of Salvation at all times; as they are never alone. God will always Protect and Provide for them in their needs. Ponder on, “Is our…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Courageous Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urged the crowds to be courageous in their commitment to the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Do we compromise our living of the Gospels of Jesus in areas of morality (e.g. murder in abortion), and in unethical practices and…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Anti-Christ Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus denounced the scribes and Pharisees for their hypocritical practice of their faith; they even murder the prophets and apostles that were sent by God to proclaim the Good News of Salvation. Ponder on, “Do we live a ‘hypocritical’ faith that supports…