GENESIS
CHAPTER
24
1. Now Abraham was old,
well advanced in years; and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 1)
Abraham had had a long and good relationship with God, it was one based on trials and even tribulations during which God manifested himself to Abraham many times. God proved to Abraham that He was his God and would always be with him. In life God is always with us although we do not always feel his presence.
2. Abraham said to his
servant, the oldest of his house, who had charge of all that he had, "Put
your hand under my thigh 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of
heaven and earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of
the Canaanites, among whom I live,
(Genesis chapter 24 verses to 4)
As all parents the future of our children is always on our minds. A question that we may ask ourselves especially when we are of a particular age is 'What will become of my children after I die?
In Abraham's case this issue was very important, especially when considering God's promise to him that a nation would descend from him. As a father to us, we are also on God's mind and even what may happen to us, especially if we wander away from His Holy Will. God is all awareness and knowledgeable of our present past and even our future and therefore feels compassion and understanding especially on perceiving the willful perdition or loss of our soul.
As in the case of Christians who out of love and respect obey each other when asked to perform good, deeds we are also expected to show obedience to God when He asks something from us, as in following him by means of our way of life, and helping others to do so. However, at times we pay much attention to our earthly voices such as the media the sciences etc more than listen to the loving and caring voice of God.
5. The servant said to
him, "Perhaps the woman may not be willing to follow me to this land; must
I then take your son back to the land from which you came?"
(Genesis chapter 24
verse 5)
As humans we have a fear of the unknown, however if we rely more on God than on ourselves, we will not be afraid of taking or making decisions in life.
6. Abraham said to him, "See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7 The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and swore to me, 'To your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 6 to 8)
Now that Abraham had made a personal experience of God, he was a living testimony of God's love and faith. Moreover Abraham were now more credible because he could sustain his arguments by typical examples of how God actually intervened in his life. This is also to be our experience. As Christians we are to reflect on how God has throughout the years and even in the present times has intervened in our lives. Moreover when in the presence of people who have not made the same personal experience we are to refer to such typical examples which make our testimony more credible.
Although many years had passed after the birth of Isaac, Abraham still clung on the belief that God would make a nation out of Isaac's descent, so that God's plan for our salvation would continue to unfold, leading to the actual incarnation of God as a human to save the world in the person of Jesus.
9. So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 9)
As much as we give our consent to the belief, theory, culture and other ways of the world, we are also to show our faith in the Word of God and obey his commandments and bind ourselves to them.
10. Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all kinds of choice gifts from his master; and he set out and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 10)
Abraham's servant took the best of his master's property as gifts to be given to the master of Isaac's future wife. On our journey towards our heavenly father and home, are we also going to offer God the best of our offerings or are we going to give God only the sinful and so inferior parts of our life. This is something we ought to stop and reflect on.
11. He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water; it was toward evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 11)
When God wants us to do something or be at a particular place for a particular reason, He sends us to that place or in those circumstances, so that His will be done.
12. And he said, "O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 I am standing here by the spring of water, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. 14 Let the girl to whom I shall say, 'Please offer your jar that I may drink, and who shall say, 'Drink, and I will water your camels' - let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 12 to 14)
Due to our insecurity we often turn on God and ask him for signs, in order to be sure if we are on the right track or not. Instead of waiting for God's reply as in the case of Abraham's servant we set up our own conditions and criteria in order to verify if the action that we want is from God or not. On the contrary in such and every circumstances, we are to start our prayer with the 'magic words' (I chose them as magic words), Oh God 'if it is your will', because if anything is according to the will of God it will succeed however if not the project or aim is bound to fail, because it does not have God's blessing.
15. Before he had finished speaking, there was Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, coming out with her water jar on her shoulder. 16 The girl was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me sip a little water from your jar." 18 "Drink, my lord," she said, and quickly lowered her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, " I will draw for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 15 to 19)
On reflecting on verses 15 to 19, we can infer that when responding to our prayers, God gives particular attention to detail in the sense that he gives us according to our needs more than to our wants. God knows what is good for us, thus having the ability to view the big picture of our lives with all the related consequences to our decisions in both the present, past and even the future. Thus as in a jig-saw puzzle God knows where and when all the pieces fit together.
20. So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. 21 The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 20 to 21)
On reflecting the attitude of Abraham's servant is to be ours. In difficult situations it is best to refer to God in prayer and in the silence of our soul refer to God in a spirit of humility and discernment in order to discover God's will in the given situation.
22. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose-ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, 23 and said, "Tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 11 to 23)
On becoming aware that finally we are on the right track and walking in God's way, we experience spiritual excitement, that motivates us to ask more in order to increase our assurance that we are on the right track, the feeling is as if it is too good to be true.
24. She said to him, " I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor." 25 She added, "We have plenty of straw and fodder and a place to spend the night."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 24 to 25)
Rebekah spoke from experience. She was aware of the resources that her father had in his household. The question instantly comes to mind. Are we aware of the graces and benefits that are awaiting us in our father's house in heaven. Moreover are we aware of the graces and other resources that we are already benefiting from every day of our life. Most of all if we are aware, are we proclaiming our experience of God to others. God who is the grandest and most precious of all treasures and resources in our father's house and even in our earthly home, if we give Him the opportunity to be so in our lives.
26. The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD 27 and said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the way to the house of my master's kin."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 26 to 27)
As humans we have a fear of the unknown, however if we rely more on God than on ourselves, we will not be afraid of taking or making decisions in life.
6. Abraham said to him, "See to it that you do not take my son back there. 7 The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and who spoke to me and swore to me, 'To your offspring I will give this land,' he will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there. 8 But if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be free from this oath of mine; only you must not take my son back there."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 6 to 8)
Now that Abraham had made a personal experience of God, he was a living testimony of God's love and faith. Moreover Abraham were now more credible because he could sustain his arguments by typical examples of how God actually intervened in his life. This is also to be our experience. As Christians we are to reflect on how God has throughout the years and even in the present times has intervened in our lives. Moreover when in the presence of people who have not made the same personal experience we are to refer to such typical examples which make our testimony more credible.
Although many years had passed after the birth of Isaac, Abraham still clung on the belief that God would make a nation out of Isaac's descent, so that God's plan for our salvation would continue to unfold, leading to the actual incarnation of God as a human to save the world in the person of Jesus.
9. So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master and swore to him concerning this matter.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 9)
As much as we give our consent to the belief, theory, culture and other ways of the world, we are also to show our faith in the Word of God and obey his commandments and bind ourselves to them.
10. Then the servant took ten of his master's camels and departed, taking all kinds of choice gifts from his master; and he set out and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 10)
Abraham's servant took the best of his master's property as gifts to be given to the master of Isaac's future wife. On our journey towards our heavenly father and home, are we also going to offer God the best of our offerings or are we going to give God only the sinful and so inferior parts of our life. This is something we ought to stop and reflect on.
11. He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water; it was toward evening, the time when women go out to draw water.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 11)
When God wants us to do something or be at a particular place for a particular reason, He sends us to that place or in those circumstances, so that His will be done.
12. And he said, "O LORD, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show steadfast love to my master Abraham. 13 I am standing here by the spring of water, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. 14 Let the girl to whom I shall say, 'Please offer your jar that I may drink, and who shall say, 'Drink, and I will water your camels' - let her be the one whom you have appointed for your servant Isaac. By this I shall know that you have shown steadfast love to my master."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 12 to 14)
Due to our insecurity we often turn on God and ask him for signs, in order to be sure if we are on the right track or not. Instead of waiting for God's reply as in the case of Abraham's servant we set up our own conditions and criteria in order to verify if the action that we want is from God or not. On the contrary in such and every circumstances, we are to start our prayer with the 'magic words' (I chose them as magic words), Oh God 'if it is your will', because if anything is according to the will of God it will succeed however if not the project or aim is bound to fail, because it does not have God's blessing.
15. Before he had finished speaking, there was Rebekah, who was born to Bethuel son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, coming out with her water jar on her shoulder. 16 The girl was very fair to look upon, a virgin, whom no man had known. She went down to the spring, filled her jar, and came up. 17 Then the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me sip a little water from your jar." 18 "Drink, my lord," she said, and quickly lowered her jar upon her hand and gave him a drink. 19 When she had finished giving him a drink, she said, " I will draw for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 15 to 19)
On reflecting on verses 15 to 19, we can infer that when responding to our prayers, God gives particular attention to detail in the sense that he gives us according to our needs more than to our wants. God knows what is good for us, thus having the ability to view the big picture of our lives with all the related consequences to our decisions in both the present, past and even the future. Thus as in a jig-saw puzzle God knows where and when all the pieces fit together.
20. So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough and ran again to the well to draw, and she drew for all his camels. 21 The man gazed at her in silence to learn whether or not the LORD had made his journey successful.
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 20 to 21)
On reflecting the attitude of Abraham's servant is to be ours. In difficult situations it is best to refer to God in prayer and in the silence of our soul refer to God in a spirit of humility and discernment in order to discover God's will in the given situation.
22. When the camels had finished drinking, the man took a gold nose-ring weighing a half shekel, and two bracelets for her arms weighing ten gold shekels, 23 and said, "Tell me whose daughter you are. Is there room in your father's house for us to spend the night?"
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 11 to 23)
On becoming aware that finally we are on the right track and walking in God's way, we experience spiritual excitement, that motivates us to ask more in order to increase our assurance that we are on the right track, the feeling is as if it is too good to be true.
24. She said to him, " I am the daughter of Bethuel son of Milcah, whom she bore to Nahor." 25 She added, "We have plenty of straw and fodder and a place to spend the night."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 24 to 25)
Rebekah spoke from experience. She was aware of the resources that her father had in his household. The question instantly comes to mind. Are we aware of the graces and benefits that are awaiting us in our father's house in heaven. Moreover are we aware of the graces and other resources that we are already benefiting from every day of our life. Most of all if we are aware, are we proclaiming our experience of God to others. God who is the grandest and most precious of all treasures and resources in our father's house and even in our earthly home, if we give Him the opportunity to be so in our lives.
26. The man bowed his head and worshiped the LORD 27 and said, "Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his steadfast love and his faithfulness toward my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the way to the house of my master's kin."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 26 to 27)
Abraham's servant gave thanks to God for all the help He had given him and blessed the God of his master Abraham. Although the servant witnessed God's intervention he still referred to God as being the God of his master and not actually his. However on the other hand He acknowledged God as being his LORD. We can think that we have a relationship with God, however it may be a very artificial one without any personal depth.
28. Then the girl ran and told her mother's household about these things. 29 Rebekah had a brother whose name was Laban; and Laban ran out to the man, to the spring. 30 As soon as he had seen the nose-ring, and the bracelets on his sister's arms, and when he heard the words of his sister Rebekah, "Thus the man spoke to me," he went to the man; and there he was, standing by the camels at the spring.
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 28 to 30)
On reflecting Laban, who was Rebekah's brother was more influenced by the riches of the visitor than in the visitor himself or maybe even the message that he was there to deliver as much as his assigned mission. This is a trap we can easily fall in. During mass we can become more interested or hindered by the preacher more than in the content of his message that is the Word of God.
31. He said, "Come in, O blessed of the LORD. Why do you stand outside when I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?"
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 31)
Without knowing the identity of his visitor Laban addressed the servant as being the 'blessed of the Lord'. It may well be that what was really the blessing was the treasures that the servant possessed more than the person himself. At times we tend to have respect or value more the status of the person than the person himself.
32. So the man came into the house; and Laban unloaded the camels, and gave him straw and fodder for the camels, and water to wash his feet and the feet of the men who were with him. 33 Then food was set before him to eat; but he said, "I will not eat until I have told my errand." He said, "Speak on."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 32 to 33)
On reflecting verses 32 to 33, teaches us a lesson in the handling of what we consider as being a priority. Although the servant was surely hungry after such a long trip, his main priority was that of proclaiming his message before consuming the food brought before him. When confronted by a decision we are to consider the spiritual consequences of our decision as much as the material.
34. So he said, " I am Abraham's servant. 35 The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, camels and donkeys, 36 and Sarah my master's wife bore a son to my master when she was old; and he has given him all that he has. 37 My master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live; 38 but you shall go to my father's house, to my kindred, and get a wife for my son.' 39 I said to my master, 'Perhaps the woman will not follow me.' 40 But he said to me, "The LORD before whom I walk, will send his angel with you and make your way successful. You shall get a wife for my son from my kindred, from my father's house. 41 Then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my kindred; even if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.' 42 " I came today to the spring, and said, 'O LORD, the God of my master Abraham, if now you will only make successful the way I am going!
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 34 to 42)
Our attitude is to be like that of the service, the magic words that we should say even though, we may not be sure if what we are asking for is according to the will of God is the following. In every situation we ask God that 'If it is according to His will, it will be done' and not 'please bend your will to fulfill my request'.
43. I am standing here by the spring of water; let the young woman who comes out to draw, to whom I shall say, "Please give me a little water from your jar to drink," 44 and who will say to me, "Drink, and I will draw for your camels also" - let her be the woman whom the LORD has appointed for my master's son.'
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 43 to 44)
When in a crisis we tend to set up criteria for God. On reflecting it is a good time to share my personal experience.
For a long time I held the premise that I would never get married. However after God had confirmed to me that the life of a priest or a monk was not the call that he had given me, I changed my theses to the following. ' I will not marry unless you God will find me a girl friend who will lead me to you! It seems that God found pleasure in the second theses more than in the first one. At the time I was doing my summer work with the Ursuline Sisters where I was caring for resident children there, I met the lady who was later on to be my wife. At the time I had no will to speak to her. I was determined to be a monk so girls and dating were of my agenda. Years after I left the convent, after I had dated, without success several girls, God brought me face to face with my wife. She had joined a secular Franciscan community and therefore shared the same if not better spiritual values and had a strong relationship with God, which was the foundation of my relationship with her, which eventually led to our joining in marriage.
Another experience is the following;
After God showed me that He did not want me to continue living with the Friars of St. Augustine on consulting the wise advice of an old friar who was a real friend of mine and also after consulting God in prayer, I decided to go to Sicily and join the brothers of Mother Theresa in Noto. My greatest problem was the language. My Italian was close to zero level. However I made it to Sicily but the person who was to meet me broke his leg, and they sent nobody to meet me. To make a long story short I was desperate. I was in a foreign country, with almost no knowledge of language. I prayed to God and made the condition. If till mid-day I do not find the convent I will board the first ship for Malta. I made my last attempt. There was a person selling vegetables and I asked him and his customers in my broken Italian if they knew the way. Nobody answered me. I headed back to bus terminus. On the way God intervened. A man came running after me and offered to take me to the convent. I had no choice but to believe him. I accepted this as being God's will and I accepted the drive. After that I spent almost a whole month in Noto and one week in Victoria province of Sicily, where I reunited with a Maltese group and came back home on the same ship. Although God did not want me to become a brother of Mother Theresa He taught me an important lesson in placing my trust in Him. A lesson that I will never forget.
45. "Before I had finished speaking in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her water jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring, and drew, I said to her, 'Please let me drink.' 46 She quickly let down her jar from her shoulder and said, 'Drink, and I will also water your camels.' So I drank, and she also watered the camels. 47 Then I asked her, 'Whose daughter are you? She said, 'The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, whom Milcah bore to him'. So I put the ring on her nose, and the bracelets on her arms. 48. Then I bowed my head and worshiped the LORD, and blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who had led me by the right way to obtain the daughter of my master's kinsman for his son.
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 45 to 48)
One of the issues mentioned in verses 45 to 48 is that of hospitality and its rewarding positive consequences. Hospitality has its positive attributes both on a human and even more on a spiritual level. God appreciates when we be hospitable to others. In the New Testament Jesus tells us that anything (as in hospitality) we do to others is as if we are doing to Him.
The other issue is that of thanks giving. On realizing that God had answered his prayer in abundance, Abraham's servant gave thanks and worship to God and even showed his blessings on God. Moreover we find the issue of thanksgiving in the behaviour of the servant who bestowed presents to the future wife of his master's son that could also have been a toke of thanks giving and appreciation, for her acts of generosity.
49. Now then, if you will deal loyally and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, so that I may turn either to the right hand or to the left."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 49)
Although God had proven to Abraham's servant that He had been faithful to him in his quest, Abraham's servant still had doubts about human behaviour and sought an affirmation in order to know where he stood. Although God grants our wishes humans may try to defile God's plan, however if the action or desire, is really from God, therefore God will also motivate humans to act according to God's will in order to make His plan for us unfold accordingly.
50. Then Laban and Bethuel answered, "The thing comes from the LORD; we cannot speak to you anything bad or good. 51 Look Rebekah is before you, take her and go, and let her be the wife of your master's son, as the LORD has spoken."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 50 to 51)
As previously mentioned if anything or event as in the case of a miraculous appearance, is truly from God, no scientific inquiry is able to prove the event as being fraudulent or corrupted by human intervention.
52. When Abraham's servant heard their words, he bowed himself to the ground before the LORD.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 52)
Again we are given another example of thanksgiving and gratitude to God. On having had his request granted, the servant showed respect, to his earthly and heavenly masters and treated them equally in gratitude and respect. It is important that we also find the right balance. At times we are not thankful to God, but only seek to gratify our earthly masters.
53. And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold; and garments, and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments. 54 Then he and the men who were with him ate and drank, and they spent the night there. When they rose in the morning, he said, "Send me back to my master."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 53 to 54)
Now that he had accomplished the will of his master the servant could relax and enjoy the company of his host. However his main priority was still on returning back to his master. Where ever we go, our first priority is to be in the presence of our father in prayer and not abroad away from Him.
55. Her brother and her mother said. "Let the girl remain with us a while, at least ten days; after that she may go." 56. But he said to them, "Do not delay me, since the LORD has made my journey successful; let me go that I may go to my master."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 55 to 56)
In the spiritual life the same things happen. At first we welcome God with gratefulness in the beginning of our relationship, however when God starts demanding more intimacy with us, we start having second thoughts, and begin to put forward many 'ifs' and or 'buts'.
57. They said, "We will call the girl, and ask her, "Will you go with this man?" She said, " I will," 59 So they sent away their sister Rebekah and her nurse along with Abraham's servant and his men. 60 And they blessed Rebekah and said to her. "May you, our sister, become thousands of myriads; may your offspring gain possession of the gates of their foes."
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 57 to 60)
On reflecting many can share their opinions in relation to our decision to take God seriously in our lives and have a relationship with Him, or better let Him have a relationship with us, however in the end it is our 'Yes' or 'No' that will make the difference. On the other hand as parents we can either give our blessings to the decisions of our children after serious praying and reflection or we can be destructive and condemn or refuse our blessings. In such cases we are to be very careful in not condemning the person making the decision instead of the decision itself. We can either be agents of help to others, or we can be agents of destruction. The choice is ours. However, at times saying no does not mean we are being negative agents to others, as long as our decisions have a sound basis of praise, reflection and or rationale and are not simply a reflection of what we feel.
61. Then Rebekah and her maids rose up. mounted the camels, and followed the man; thus the servant took Rebekah and went his way.
(Genesis chapter 24 verse 61)
It is very interesting to observe Rebekah's obedience. On being asked to follow the servant she rose up to follow him. As Christians it is very important for us to obey the will of God and even what God tells us by means of his representatives on earth that is the Roman Catholic Church of God for those who believe and other Churches and religions according to one's belief. I believe that God also speaks by means of other churches, creeds and denominations.
62. Now Isaac had come from Beerlahai-roi, and was settled in the Negeb. 63 Isaac went out in the evening to walk in the field; and looking up, he saw camels coming. 64 And Rebekah looked up, and when she saw Isaac, she slipped quickly from the camel 65 and said to the servant. "Who is the man over there, walking in the field to meet us?" The servant said, "It is my master." So she took her veil and covered herself.
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 62 to 65)
Apparently while in waiting for the return of his father's servant, Isaac would go out in the fields and communicate with God in prayer. In turn God would listen to his prayers and also respond to them. During such time of prayer Isaac saw the answer to his prayer.
According to my personal experience of prayer and God I can testify that during such moments, God gives me ideas and insights, that I can share with the readers of this blog. Moreover the primary message is always for me, but then God shows me how I can input it so that others, can benefit from such prayer time on the 'Word of God' and likewise share this same experience.
On seeing Isaac, Rebekah slipped from the camel and covered her face. In our relationship with God we are to do the contrary. Instead of covering up our selves, we are to open up our selves to God so that God's righteousness and light and most of all His love can penetrate our sinful selves, and bring to light the ugliness of our sins, and thus leads us to repentance, and the making of a new experience of God's love.
66. And the servant told Isaac all the things that he had done. 67 Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent. He took Rebekah, and she became his wife; and he loved her. So Isaac was comforted after his mother's death.
(Genesis chapter 24 verses 66 to 67)
On having listened to the servants' testimony, Isaac who may have been paying more attention to the beauty of Rebekah than to the message of the servant, took Rebekah into his mother's tent and made love to her in his mother's tent.
Like Isaac it is very easy for us to become distracted by carnal pleasures and motivations. This may cause us to place our focus on worldly pleasure instead of focusing our vision on God.
In light of Isaac our Romeo that brings us to the end of this chapter on Valentines Day I would also wish that God is our valentine and wish you all a happy Valentines Day and Night;
I would also like include a prayer given to us by Mr. Deevain Pawar a regular follower of this blog:
Oh god our loving father ,even though we may
have sinned intentionally or unintentionally by going against your will thank you
for your kindness,compassion and blessing which have helped us in our lives and
thank you also for leading us to right
direction away from evil and toward you.
Amen
I would also like to include a musical prayer played on the piano by Mr. Joseph Kiwanuka called God bless you for this song
I would like to invite anybody who desires to share prayers for a special intention personally or to be published in this blog, such as thanks giving or intercession in times of crisis, to send me an email on vincem20@gmail.com or sms on 79293904.
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