by Edward | Dec 3, 2020 | Devotional, Advent, Christmas
“The voice of one crying in the wilderness:‘Prepare the way of the Lord;Make His paths straight.Every valley shall be filledAnd every mountain and hill brought low;The crooked places shall be made straightAnd the rough ways smooth;And all flesh shall see the salvation...
by Edward | Dec 2, 2020 | Advent, Christmas, Devotional
And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.” (Luke 2:12 NKJV). The announcement of Jesus’ birth to the shepherds was great news, not just for them but for all people – that Christ was born,...
by Edward | Dec 1, 2020 | Devotional, Advent, Christmas
The angel Gabriel had just explained to Mary what was about to take place in her life, namely, that she, as a virgin, would be the God-bearer, the human vessel through whom Christ would be born into the world. Few of us ever know with certainty what the future...
by Edward | Nov 30, 2020 | Christmas, Devotional, Virtues
“When we have pity on the poor, we are lending to God at interest; and when we give to the lowly, we are giving to God: in a spiritual sense, we are sacrificing a sweet fragrance to Him.”- St. Cyprian of Carthage This week, many people will spend...
by Edward | Nov 27, 2020 | Devotional, Prayer
He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:15-16 And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat...
by Edward | Nov 25, 2020 | Devotional
When it was clear that we couldn’t persuade him, we gave up and said, “The Lord’s will be done.” Acts 21:14 NLT When circumstances are set against you and the most obvious problems seem to be ignored or insignificant to those who could fix them, we tend to pray for...
