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February 23 Meditation: God Saves! Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, My rock and my redeemer (Ps19:14). Every word that comes out of one’s mouth must be to praise God. The meditation of the heart transforms one to be acceptable to the Lord. The Lord’s saving action is as strong as rock. God is redeemer. He continues to save us. Do we like to be saved? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  February 21 Meditation: Listen to me Lord! Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy (Ps 86:1) Listen to me Lord. I have much to tell you. I have lot of questions and doubts and seek answers and clarity from you. I have all I need but still human greed for things drags me away from you. Help me to choose you and choose your laws to love and to be loved. Do we speak to the Lord? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  February 17 Meditation: God’s Love is His Law! Happy are those whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law (Ps 94:12). A father who disciplines a child teaches gives new life to his children. Happy are the children who are disciplined by their father. One needs a strict father who teaches what is right and wrong. God is loving Father who gives us loving laws to follow.  Those who love their father love to obey the laws taught by their father. If we love God, then we keep God's law.  Are we aware of the Law of God? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

February 16 Meditation: Be Humble!  Before I was humbled, I went astray, but now I keep your Word (Ps 119:67). If someone smile because of your goodness and sweetness be humble and thank God. Learn to be humble. Accept and acknowledge that we have gone astray and accept we have sinned, failed and broken. Repent and aske pardon and long for God’s mercy and human acceptance and forgiveness. Mean what you say! Say what you mean and let there be no ambiguity in words and actions. Do we keep God’s Word? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  February 12 Meditation: Give Justice! Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times Ps 106:3). In every religion, every civilization, every culture has one way or the other way of confessing sins for overcoming guilt and be forgiven by God and the persons and people concerned. The practice in the Catholic Church has the Sacrament of confession in which sins are forgiven, and reconciliation is made possible with God and others to be set free internally and externally. Do we set things right in our lives? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb

  February 11 Meditation: Trust is Life! Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him, and he will act (Ps 37:5). Those who are commit to the Lord will be blessed. The Lord is faithful to generation of people and to each individual as community and as an individual. He will act for good therefore one must have trust in God. Life is all about trust in God and others. Do we trust God? Fr Putti Anthaiah Sdb