Month: February 2026

The word Lent comes from the old English word, lencten, which means spring, the lengthening of daylight and hours. It comes from the Latin word, lente, which means to go slowly because haste makes waste. It is the past tense of the verb lend which means everything we have, is borrowed from God and what we borrowed we return to …

The Sermon on the Mount of Jesus (Matthew 5:17-37) is His vision of life in the Kingdom of Heaven. It includes His major teachings. It is the path of Christian perfection. Jesus said, “You must be perfect as your Father is perfect!” (Mt 5:48) The perfection of God is His love. Love is the fullness of the law. God is …

In the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:13-16), Jesus calls His disciples to be the salt of the earth. It is a metaphor to describe the role and demands of Christian discipleship. Salt adds flavor to food. It also preserves, transforms and sustains life. There was no refrigeration during that time of Jesus. Hence salt was precious and expensive in …

The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12) is the inaugural address of Jesus laying down His vision of life in the Kingdom of heaven. It begins with the Beatitudes which come from the Greek word, makarios, which means blessed, to be happy. Only God can make us truly blessed and happy. The key to achieve authentic happiness is Jesus. He …