DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Following Jesus – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus met three men who wanted to follow Him as His disciples. Nevertheless, they had other priorities of needs and concerns that they had to attend to. Ponder on, “Is God our highest priority and the deepest longings of…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Freedom – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus turned away from a Samaritan town that rejected them. Ponder on, “God gives everyone the freedom to accept His Gospel of Salvation. Do we value the gift of faith and live as faithfully as we can so as to…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Inclusive Faith”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus prohibited the disciples from preventing anyone from doing God’s work, like curing the sick and driving out devils in God’s Name. He said, “Anyone who is not against us is for us.” Ponder on, “Do we promote unity or do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Spiritual Blindness” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus used the Parable of the “Rich man and Lazarus,” to remind the Pharisees of their “spiritual blindness” to the Gospel Truth that offers Eternal Salvation. Ponder on, “How important is God to me in my daily living? Do…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Commitment in Faith: In today’s Gospel, even as everyone admired Jesus for all He did, He knew of His impending Suffering and Death because of His Fidelity to His Father’s Will. Ponder on, “Are we distracted by the praises we receive in our services of God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Who is Jesus?” – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus wanted His disciples to know and believe in the Truth that He is “Christ, the Son of God.” Ponder on, “Do we live our faith and pray superficially? And, do we make the needed efforts and sacrifices…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Fears – Faith”: In today’s Gospel, King Herod was filled with guilt and fears for having beheaded John the Baptist, as he could have come back to life. Ponder on, “When we sin; more so when they are serious sins, our guilt can haunt us. However,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, “Mercy, not Sacrifice”: In today’s Gospel, Jesus called Matthew the tax collector to be His apostle, while the Pharisees, ‘condemned’ him as a ‘public sinner’. Jesus proclaimed, “Mercy pleases Me; not sacrifice.” Ponder on, “When we condemn sinners, are we not being self-righteous, like the Pharisees?…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Word – Unites: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims that the greatest importance in life and the deepest of all relationships is to obey and live God’s Will. Ponder on, “Do we treat God as of secondary importance to our family? If we love God fully,…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, God’s Truth – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus proclaims to His disciples that the Good News of Salvation must be witnessed through bringing transformation to people’s lives, and not be kept private. Ponder on, “Is our faith focussed on building our ‘own private holiness with God’? …