DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Community Living – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus urges His disciples to try their best to win members of the community back, when they are deviant. Ponder on, “We need to be Christ-like, and should not be judgmental. In order to win someone back into living…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Assumption of Mary: In today’s Gospel, Elizabeth proclaims Mary as, “the most blessed” and feels deeply honoured by Her visit as “the Mother of my Lord!” Ponder on, “Mary’s Assumption into heaven is perfectly deserving as she is pure and sinless. More importantly, She fulfils God’s…
DGeMs- Daily Gospel eMessage Dear Friend in the Lord, Paying Taxes – Faith: In today’s Gospel, Jesus willingly paid tax, so as to avoid any unnecessary confusions and conflicts with the authorities. Ponder on, “The Christian faith supports the truth, justice and peace of the common good of all ruling authorities. Moreover, our faith deepens…
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…