Theme 2021 (Part 20) – The Lord is Risen!
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2021(Part 20) THE LORD IS RISEN! Easter SundayApril 4, 2021 Today’s readings:Acts 10:34-43Psalm 118:1-2,16-17,22-23Colossians 3:1-4John 20:1-9 The Lord is risen! Happy Easter to all. It was quite a new day. Mary of Magdala saw the stone removed from the tomb. Peter and John saw the burial clothes, but […]
Thought For The Day (Part 97) – Death and Life
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 97) DEATH AND LIFE Holy SaturdayApril 3, 2021 Today’s readings:Genesis 1:1-2:2Psalm 104:1-35Romans 6:3-11Mark 16:1-7 Yesterday Jesus died. Tomorrow he rises from the dead and lives. “You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the crucified. He has been raised; he is not here.” (Mk 16:6). Today we think of death […]
Theme 2021 (Part 19) – Our Mission – 10
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2021(Part 19) OUR MISSION – 10 March 30, 2021 Today’s readings:Isaiah 49:1-6Psalm 71:1-17John 13:21-38 Today’s reading from Isaiah is the second of four “servant of the Lord” oracles. It continues to echo our theme for this year. “I will make you a light to the nations, that my […]
Theme 2021 (Part 18) – Our Mission – 9
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL OUR THEME FOR 2021(Part 18) OUR MISSION – 9 March 29, 2021 Today’s readings:Isaiah 42:1-7Psalm 27:1-14John 12:1-11 Today’s reading from Isaiah is the first of four “servant of the Lord” oracles. The servant prefigures Jesus, the suffering servant. As we are all servants of Jesus, it can also refer to us, […]
Thought For The Day (Part 96) – Sin No More
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 96) SIN NO MORE March 22, 2021 Today’s gospel:John 8:1-11 Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery, “Neither do I condemn you. Go, and from now on do not sin any more.” (v.11b). That is mercy. It is loving the sinner. It is not condemning but […]
Thought For The Day (Part 95) – Of Pharisees and Publicans
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 95) OF PHARISEES AND PUBLICANS March 13, 2021 Today’s gospel:Luke 18:9-14 “Two people went up to the temple area to pray; one was a Pharisee and the other was a tax collector.” (v.10). Jesus pronounced judgment on them: “I tell you, the latter went home justified, not […]
Thought for the Day (Part 94) – MODERNISM
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY(Part 94) MODERNISM March 7, 2021 Today’s readings:Exodus 20:1-17Psalm 19:8-111 Corinthians 1:22-25John 2:13-25 The great threat to Judeo-Christian truth and culture today, even within our Church, is Modernism. It is desecrating the Temple of God in favor of the temple of man. It is looking to the well-being […]
The Culture of Life (Part 29) – God’s Design – 8
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THE CULTURE OF LIFE(Part 29) GOD’S DESIGN – 8 February 21, 2021 Today’s readings:Genesis 9:8-15Psalm 25:4-91 Peter 3:18-22Mark 1:12-15 The basic war in the world today is the culture of death versus the culture of life. It is a war between Satan and God. This conflict in the spiritual realm gives […]
The Culture of Life (Part 22) – God’s Design
FROM THE SERVANT GENERAL THE CULTURE OF LIFE(Part 22) GOD’S DESIGN February 9, 2021 Today’s readings:Genesis 1:20-2:4Psalm 8:4-9Mark 7:1-13 God created the universe and everything in it, including humankind. In doing so, God laid down basic principles that would govern His creation. The well-being of all depends on living out these divine principles, which constitute […]