Jesus’ First Disciple
Samuel, Samuel… the Lord called out to him by name. Yes, it is the Lord that seeks us out. He knows us personally and intimately. St Paul tells the Corinthians that God wants us to know him so that He can dwell in us. Our bodies our thus temples of the Holy Spirit. We are […]
Everyone is Called – But It Is Who Calls First
The theme of today’s readings is Calls. But it is God who calls, and infact He calls all of us, as noted in the Call of Samuel a few days back. God calls us all, and we are destined for greatness with God walking with us. But greatness comes in how we engage Him in our lives. That is what the two readings point to us.
Who is Your King?
What they had sowed they were now reaping (today’s first reading). With no King in their midst. They did not know their King-God also. Now they were in the midst of people who were different and they were afraid of them.
The Presence Of God Is Not A Lucky Charm
This is the reason the Philistinians were terrified on knowing the Ark of the Covenant had entered the battlefield. But alas, the Israelites had come to treat it like a lucky charm. The relationship by and large, with the one who was resident of the Ark of the Covenant was missing.
Listen, the Lord Calls Out To You
The standout point in todays Bible Readings is that we are presented a God who seeks us.
A Conversation of the Heart
The first point speaks of Samuel as one who had a lifelong Nazorean Oath, just like Samson. We hardly speak of this part of dedication to Yahweh. But it makes sense in the context of what Hannah promises Yahweh, ‘will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life…’
The Baptism of the Lord Jesus – The Christ
The First Reading starts with telling us the Suffering Servant prophecy of Isaiah. It echoes of God’s pleasure in the Suffering Servant. This Servant humble, will suffer, readily and accept everything, for the sake of God’s great love; humanity.
The Epiphany of the Lord
Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
Witness To Jesus’ Identity
The Evangelist John in 1 John 5:5-13, informs us that there are 3 witnesses to Jesus; Spirit (The Holy Spirit), Water (Baptism), Blood (Eucharist)
Love: From Circles of Death Into the Circle of Eternity
Humanity is actually a slave of habit and knowledge. It’s life revolves around what it knows and habits. This we can call circles of death. Humanity does not risk to trust nor has hope because it looks to secure self before trusting anyone else. And humanity goes round and round in these vicious circle that do not improve it, though there may be progress on many other fronts like economy, health, technology etc.