August 2010

If Someone Feels Ashamed of Me…

If someone feels ashamed of me and of my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his Glory and in the Glory of his Father with his holy angels (Luke 9:29).

Deny Yourself and Take Up Your Own Cross

If you wish, be a follower of mine, deny yourself and take up your own cross each day, and follow me. For if you choose to save your life, you will lose it, and if you lose your life for my sake, you will save it. What does it profit you to gain the whole […]

Nothing Hidden That Shall Not Be Uncovered

No one, after lighting a lamp covers it with a bowl or puts it under the bed; rather he put it on a lampstand so that people coming in may see the light. In the same way, there is nothing hidden that shall not be uncovered; nothing kept secret that shall not be known clearly […]

The One Who Listens and Acts Accordingly

Why do you call me: ‘Lord! Lord!’ and do not do what I say? I will show you what the one who comes to me and listens to my words and acts accordingly, is like. That one is like the builder who dug deep and laid the foundations of his house on rock. The river […]

Each Tree is Known By The Fruit It Bears

No healthy tree bear bad fruit, no poor tree bears good fruit. And each tree is known by the fruit it bears: you don’t gather figs from thorns, or grapes from brambles. Similarly the good person draws good things from the the good stored in the heart, and evil person draws evil things from the […]

Don’t Be a Judge of Others

Don’t be a judge of others and you will not be judged; do not condemn and you will not condemned; forgive and you will be forgiven; give and it will be given to you, and you will receive in your sack good measure, pressed down, full and running over. For the measure you give will […]

When It Lost Its Taste

However good the salt may be, if it has lost its taste, you cannot make it salty again. It is fit for neither soil nor manure. Let them throw it away. Listen then if you have ears! Luke 14:34-35