Category: Contemplations

“For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” – Luke 11:10 . “He would not have empowered us to ask Him in this way if He had not wished to give us… For he wishes to give us more than we ask for” – …

“Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand?” – Mark 4:21 . “A well, when pumped regularly, produces purer water. If neglected, and no one uses it, it changes into a source of pollution. Use keeps metal brighter, but disuse …

“Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 . “Be not slothful about going to church, especially on Sunday. Do not remain in …

“But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy and not sacrifice. For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Matthew 9:13 . “Bringing one soul close to God by repentance is much better, in the eyes of God, than all other offerings, for there is nothing in the …