SAVED FOREVER

In an ancient Greek myth, a young curious girl Pandora was given a beautiful box with a warning not to open it. Her curiosity got the better of her and she opened the box which released sickness, pain, death and all kinds of evil. After all the evil was released Hope and love also got out of the same box, to help people face the evils of the world. The current pandemic feels like something so evil was released from a box, but we need to remember that we have greater weapons with us which is hope and love. In these times we may feel helpless and as if everything happening around us is our fault  like Pandora felt after she opened the box, but we need to hold onto the hope, that God who has lead us this far, will be with us  to the end. We need to be givers of hope and love to all around as only those two virtues can heal this fractured world. As we are in this season of love let's keep in mind CS Lewis quote on love “Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the l...

'From your valentine' are three simple words that has continued to puzzle generations of people about its owner. Well the word Valentine also has some pretty puzzling history to it. According to history two people named Valentine were martyred on February 14th in 3rd century AD, by the then Roman Emperor Claudius. ( One is not documented in history, the other popular one is recounted here) St.Valentine to whom this day is associated refused to deny Christ, helped Christians escape torture from the roman prison and was thus beheaded. The first Valentine's Day was a day when a catholic priest was killed for showing compassion and love for his fellow Christians. It is also accounted that he healed the jailer's daughter. His love for them was  symbolic, as he showed Agape love ie sacrificial love for the prisoners. Jesus showed His love for us by sacrificing himself for us. As we celebrate this Valentine's day, let us not focus on the superficial elements like outer bea...

I recently read this quote on twitter  And I thought that is so true, at least in my life. I was asking many people to pray for my sister to find the partner God had chosen for her, without actually praying about it myself.  I did this because there were just so many unanswered prayers piling up and everything was on the verge of tipping over. I was anxious,angry and bitter. My feelings overwhelmed me and I could do nothing but pray. I started praying earnestly not only for my needs but the needs of others as well and let me tell you God started moving in my life.  That is a cliche phrase but it is true. That day I learn't  God is always listening .  His move in my life wasn't like a fast car whooshing past, it was more like watching a slow motion video. Everything that I had hoped and prayed for many years took place each in to its own time and that was perfect. 1.God doesn't hurry  We keep hoping for things to happen according to our time but God does not...