[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 2nd Sunday of Lent

2015-02-23 Thread Jude Botelho judesundayreflecti...@yahoo.co.in [JudeSundayReflections]
23-Feb-2015 Dear Friend, There are times in our lives when God seems to be asking us to make difficult and cruel choices, almost impossible ones! How can God be asking something difficult from us? Why can’t He be reasonable?  If only we could have the ecstasy without the agony! Yet we all know

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 2nd Sunday of Lent

2013-02-19 Thread Jude Botelho
17-Feb-2013 Dear Friend, Everyone of us has peak moments of intense experience that sometimes change the course of our lives. We cannot create these experiences but we have to be aware of these happenings. Only those who have these moving experiences can vouch for how life-changing they have

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 2nd Sunday of Lent

2012-02-27 Thread Jude Botelho
26-Feb-2012   Dear Friend,   A common experience we all have is facing suffering and pain, in our own lives or in our loved ones. Confronted by suffering we often ask: Why does God make me suffer? Why is God so cruel? Does God delight in torturing us? A sadist God? There is no easy answer to

[Goanet] [JudeSundayReflections] 2nd Sunday of Lent

2011-03-14 Thread Jude Botelho
13-Mar-2011 Dear Friend, There are times when we are confused and lost, searching for direction and desiring to make right choices. We are paralysed by fear and uncertainty. At other times we see things clearly and the insights we have transform and empower us on life’s journey. At the