Scraps From A Spiritual Diary

Text: The Story of David and Bathsheba Emotion: Reflection: In today's liturgy (January 30, 2004) we remembered the story of David the sinner. His sin was not only committing adultery with Uriah's wife; he also ordered the death of Uriah himself. And this was the David who has been chosen by God to... Sign in to see full entry.

Text: John 20:24-29 Emotion: Reflection: This afternoon's Mass (Friday, July 4, 2003) just fired me up. The gospel reading was on Doubting Thomas since it is the feast day of Thomas the Apostle. It gave me the opportunity to point out two things: first, that the Iglesya ni Manalo* cannot be right... Sign in to see full entry.

Passage: Matthew 8:28-34 Emotion: The Gospel story I am reading is about a case of exorcism that went against Jesus. Jesus' exorcisms up to that point in the story of Matthew have been occassions where he became popular. This time he was told to leave the neighborhood. Why? Because he made a herd of... Sign in to see full entry.

May the Lord bless you May the Lord keep you May He shed His light upon you And be gracious to you. May the Lord guide you May the Lord lead you May His healing hand preserve you May He shower you with love. Bless O Lord and be gracious to your people Make them feel the power of your love. Come O... Sign in to see full entry.