Day: May 31, 2020

Happy Pentecost Sunday

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John 20:21-23
Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Homily:

Man’s beginning started with a breath.

“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” – Genesis 2:7

Man’s rebirth started with a breath.

“And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.” – John 20:22

To connect to your being, pay attention to your breath.

The next

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When will you use what you have already learnt and stop looking for the next career hack, the next health tip, the next fast fat burner, the next wealth accelerator, the next diet, the next super vitamin, the next meditation prescription, the next next?

Do you not see that what comes next always leads you back, sometimes painfully, to first principles?

Principles you already know.

When will you decide to start using what you already know and let it lead you to insights that stand true for you?

You can write a whole story based on copy and paste, but when people find out, you lose the entire script.

To write your story, you first have to live your story.

What do you want out of life? What do you already know about what you want? Use it. It will lead you down a path that is perfectly designed for you.

Ignore the noise from people that show you the highlights of their lives. Highlights do not tell you the full game. It just tells you what others think were defining moments. The defining moments are actually unique to different experiences. See the whole game yourself. Form your own conclusions. Play the game yourself. Carry your own bruises.

Most of the stories of “the next” are by people who have found out that the easiest way to make money, is to teach what is available and familiar to you, yet you will never apply.

Wise up.

– Osasu Oviawe

Peace be with you

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John 20:19-23
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples were glad when they saw the Lord. Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I send you.” And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

Homily:

Just after wishing peace on his disciples, Jesus shows them a symbol of the violence he endured and yielded to – his hands and his side.

Nothing bonds people more than shared pain.

For the next phase of the gospel, he needed a united team that ran on internal peace, considering the violence they were going to face in the external world.

Peace be with you. May your symbols of pain become a source harmony and joy.