SIGNS, WONDERS AND MIRACLES

    David defeated Goliath and fought in service of King Saul but Saul missed the point and was consumed by envy and anger.    He should have been grateful to David for delivering the Israelites from the hands of the Philistines. Let us pray to the Lord that we be guarded from the malice of sin (Pride, envy, lust, anger, gluttony, avarice and sloth) and truly live a life after Christ.  Today's 1st reading also speaks of Jonathan who interceded in David's behalf and thus was spared his life. It demonstrates to us the power of intercession and encourages us to do the same for our fellow brothers and sisters. We are all called to pray and intercede for each other. Even those people whom we never had the chance of knowing personally.  In turn we should also thank God for using people as an instrument to save us from every danger. We can not deny that we have witnessed God's intervention in our life through people that we can consider as Jonathan just like in to...

    If we will just look back and recall the tough times that we've been through then we can now just laugh it off and shrug our shoulders but way back then was a different scenario. We sometimes wonder how we were able to go through that kind of ordeal. Today's 1st reading tells us of the story of David & Goliath. Everybody knows from the beginning that it was a mismatch and judging from the standard of this world, David does not stand a chance against Goliath. The same is true with our giant problems and concerns in life. Are we faced with our own Goliath?    Take courage! We may have to go up against a very scary giant Philistine in our life. We must not forget that God can deliver us from all our problems and can save us from the clutches of Goliath. If like David we entrust all our battles to the Lord then victory shall be ours. Amen. Hallelujah! 1 Samuel 17:32-33, 37, 40-51 32 David spoke to Saul: “Let your majesty not lose courage. I am at your service to ...

    Today’s 1 st  reading reminded me of this beautician who did a home service to a lady. Being the beauty specialist that she is, she made some suggestions to me. She is an expert when it comes to beauty tips and making her customers look their best. I can not blame her and the others who have a good taste for fashion and beauty when they persuaded me to have my hair cut. That time it grew very long already and sometimes left it unkempt. I must admit I am very careless in these matters which I really need to improve on. We know for a fact that there are areas in ourselves that we need to work on for the better. Whatever it may be, it will surely give delight to the Lord if we try to be the best that we can be and do everything sincerely from our hearts for the glory of God. Most importantly is that we should always consult God with our decisions for in today's first reading it is stated that not as man sees does God see, because man sees the appearance but the LORD look...

    Everything comes from God. All good things come from God. All blessings come from God. God pours out to us the all abundant love in every possible way. Love and life is not simple other wise we will be living in a heavenly world where there is no strife, deceit, injustice and division.    The world we live in is fractured, unless we stop doing mundane and distracting things that pulls us away from visualizing the things of God then we will just find ourselves distracted and unfocused. We just might find ourselves going in all directions but not really finding where we are supposed to go. God teaches us His ways with the guidance of the Holy Spirit directing us every step of the way. This is how we should relate to God by aiming to encounter Him in an intimate and personal way. In today’s 1st reading, Saul knows from the beginning and was even told by Samuel what should be done and yet he refused to obey. We are very much like Saul at times when we try to justify ...

   Our God is incomparable for He loves us with a love greater than any other. From the moment we were conceived in our mother's womb, even before we were born, God already knows each one of us by name.    Let us always align our will, intentions, motives and actions with God. It is always good to check ourselves constantly and regularly at every given opportunity. Nothing is ever wasted nor considered useless for as long as we offer it to God. We have all been called by God for a purpose. He already had a plan laid out for us even before we were born. We are that special to God. Let us not forget our holy calling from God. Let us become the man or woman God has meant us to be and live each day of our lives in answer to this call. The readings for today continue to reflect on the Holy Servant Songs of Jesus. The mention of being called even from a mother’s womb, the 2 edged sword and polished arrow are symbols of God’s words. The Word that reaches to the ends of the ...

   God gives us all a place and a position in the grand scheme of life and we must know where we should be. It is important to know where we are supposed to be in accordance to what God has designed for us. Saul just went out to do what his father said, to look for the lost animals and the rest is history. He had been given this special privilege to become king of Israel when he was anointed by Samuel. It was a great honor to be anointed as commander of God's people but in everything there is a corresponding mission and task that we have to fulfill. The choice of Saul corresponds with the priorities of the world rather than the priorities of God. Compare the attributes of Saul with those of David and see the difference. God looks into the heart of a man and not just his exterior behavior. It is important that we realize that faith is all about the heart first and, flowing from the heart, our words and actions. Can we honestly say we are doing a good job as ambassador...