Category: love
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The man she never knew
When her water broke, one Saturday afternoon, Ada found herself alone at home, with Davis unreachable at the hospital. She calmly called a taxi and asked her neighbour to accompany her.
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Keep them close!
Family can be exasperating. No matter, we love them anyway and endure life’s journey with their support. Family. God’s gift to us: just because He loves us so much. Family – you are loved! Pope Francis really kisses the babies on his walkabouts in the crowds. He kisses the infirm and hugs those in need…
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What is your mirror telling you?
What’s your mirror telling you? The Bible speaks to us God’s Words, reflecting our true selves right back at us. And that is the best part! God is no gossip and His approval or love for His people is not dependent on our own thoughts or emotions. What a relief! For many of us, it…
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True Love, indeed!
If God loves us unconditionally and seemingly unredeemable as we are, then why do we as humans find it so difficult to love others for who they are? We attended a ‘Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage’ session today and I cannot remember when I last laughed so hard at a subject that generally…
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Good Grief!
Life has its highs and lows. Events should not define us, much in the same way that people cannot define us.
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Mary and Elizabeth
Back to the story of Mary and Elizabeth. We learned that Elizabeth and her husband Zechariah were wither in their fifties or sixties. They were childless. Mary, Elizabeth’s relative was between 12 and 16 years old. As with women of the New Testament, they were marginalised, rural dwellers living in small villages. (Hence the mention…
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Beware of false prophets
Matthew 7:15-20 True and False Prophets 15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree…
