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Happy pongal! South India celebrates a harvest festival every January.The festival includes celebrations and prayers. I thank my Almighty God for His hand of provision. I am in awe of my Creator God who made the sun to help the crops grow, the maker of the animals who helped in the farming process and providesContinueContinue reading

Merry Christmas!!!

Wishing you a love so deep this Christmas. A Christmas that is beyond all tradition, all cultural expectations and glistening ornament A Christmas that reveals the heart of our Creator and Father God. Merry Christmas!!

Advent

“Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child. This is a healing memory; it brings hope. The purpose of the Church’s year isContinueContinue reading “Advent”

Giving thanks.

Here is my pictorial thanksgiving to a God who blesses, a God of compassion, My Provider, my Love and the giver of Life. I started doodling this almost a week ago. Focusing on giving thanks and experiencing my heart feeling lighter, I was drawn to Matthew 14:13 – 21. Here Matthew records the interaction betweenContinueContinue reading “Giving thanks.”

Celebrating Light over darkness

This week many people will be celebrating the victory of light over darkness. As I pondered over this thought, the roles and effects of light came to the forefront. Light dispels darkness. But light can be hidden. Its glow can be obstructed. In its property of dispelling darkness, light shows the way. Light is a sign of invitation.ContinueContinue reading “Celebrating Light over darkness”

a burried seed

Have you ever watched a seed grow into a plant/seedling? The past few years during lent(a time of prayer/fasting and focus on God) my kids and I have watched a moistened seed grow through a glass jar. The process is amazing to watch. The seed grows in size soaking up the moisture. It even risesContinueContinue reading “a burried seed”

A call to repentance with the hope of forgiveness

The Jewish tradition includes a sound blast of the shofar. The shofar is a call to the people. Here it is a call to repentance. The silhouettes of people in palm branches indicate a cry of ‘Hosanna’. Son of God please ‘save us’. The crown of thorns represents the sacrifice of blood(life) for life. AndContinueContinue reading “A call to repentance with the hope of forgiveness”

Light and Abundant Life…

“Light and Life to all He brings”(Malachi 4:1-3) – lyrics from a very popular Christmas carol “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”has been on my mind. I have been praying with a  heavy heart over so many atrocities we (human kind) are imposing on our  own kind… wars and discrimination and greed and anger… Lord haveContinueContinue reading “Light and Abundant Life…”

bearing one another’s pain

The Lord has told you what is good. He has told you what he wants from you: Do what is right to other people. Love being kind to others. And live humbly, trusting your God. (Micah 6:8 ICB, Bible)