Symbols: ladder Gen. 25:1-34; 28:10-15 1Abraham married another wife whose name was Keturah;2 and she bore him Zimram, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak and Shuah.3 Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan, and the descendants of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushim and the Leummim.4 The descendants of Midian were Ephah, Epher, Hanoch, Abida […]
The Jesse Tree ~ December 7: Jacob Read More »
Symbols: altar Gen: 22:1-14 1 It happened some time later that God put Abraham to the test. ‘Abraham, Abraham!’ he called. ‘Here I am,’ he replied.2 God said, ‘Take your son, your only son, your beloved Isaac, and go to the land of Moriah, where you are to offer him as a burnt offering
The Jesse Tree ~ December 6: Isaac Read More »
Symbols: mountain Gen. 12:1-3 1 Yahweh said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your kindred and your father’s house for a country which I shall show you;2 and I shall make you a great nation, I shall bless you and make your name famous; you are to be a blessing!3 I shall bless those who
The Jesse Tree ~ December 5: Abraham Read More »
Symbols: ark, rainbow Gen. 6:5-8, 13-22; 7:17, 23, 24; 8:1, 6-22 5 Yahweh saw that human wickedness was great on earth and that human hearts contrived nothing but wicked schemes all day long. 6 Yahweh regretted having made human beings on earth and was grieved at heart. 7 And Yahweh said, ‘I shall
The Jesse Tree ~ December 4: Noah Read More »
Symbol: Serpent with apple Gen: 3:1-7 and 23-24 1 Now, the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had made. It asked the woman, ‘Did God really say you were not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?’ 2 The woman answered the snake, ‘We
The Jesse Tree ~ December 3: Fall of Man Read More »
Symbol: Tree Gen: 2:7-9, 18-24 7 Yahweh God shaped man from the soil of the ground and blew the breath of life into his nostrils, and man became a living being.8 Yahweh God planted a garden in Eden, which is in the east, and there he put the man he had fashioned.9 From the
The Jesse Tree ~ December 2: Adam and Eve Read More »
Symbol: earth Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-4 1 In the beginning God created heaven and earth. 2 Now the earth was a formless void, there was darkness over the deep, with a divine wind sweeping over the waters. 3 God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light. 4 God saw that light was good,
The Jesse Tree ~ December 1: Creation Read More »
Do you find yourself getting distracted during mental prayer? Does your mind wander? Do you ever have a problem that you wish you could just vent to someone but it is too personal to share? Perhaps you are just yearning to develop your relationship with God but you find it difficult to make time
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A few months back I was staring at my ‘Divine Mercy Calendar’ which hangs on the back of the toilet door, like I do every day at some point or another, and I learnt something. Forgive me if I am way behind the curve here, but I just noticed that every month is dedicated
Devotions for the Days of the Week and Months of the Year Read More »
While sweeping my dusty floor boards today, my mind started to wander, and I began to think about the state of the world. Or the state of the world according to my Facebook news feed. I become so frustrated looking at my news feed, constantly being bombarded with opinionated, argumentative articles, boastful Facebook statuses
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