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Reflection: Prayer is the Way of Life for Christians Bible Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18″Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”One of the common misconceptions about prayer is the belief that it is a special gift. Prayer is not a special gift, but ratherContinueContinue reading “DAY 12 – WEDNESDAY – 12/3/2025”

Stoicisme mengajarkan pendekatan secara rasional yang penuh etika dalam menghadapi kritikan. Prinsip Stoicisme ketika berhadapan dengan kritikan: 1. Kawal apa yang boleh, abaikan apa yang tidak Epictetus: “Sebahagian perkara berada di dalam kawalan kita, dan sebahagian lagi tidak.” Kira tidak boleh mengawal pendapat orang lain, tetapi kita boleh mengawal cara kita bertindak balas. Jangan membazir tenagaContinueContinue reading “Bagaimana Menghadapi Kritikan”

Reflection: Teaching on Fasting Bible Reading: Matthew 6:16-18″When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure theirfaces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, so that it will notContinueContinue reading “DAY 11 – TUESDAY – 11/3/2025”

Reflection: Call for prayer and fasting: call for a Solemn Assembly Bible Reading: Joel 1:14; Joel 2:12-1712 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; 13 and rend your hearts and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he isContinueContinue reading “DAY 10 – MONDAY – 10/3/2025”

Reflection: Jonah’s prayer and deliverance from the fish’s belly Bible Reading: Jonah 2:1-10 1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying, “I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me; out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heardContinueContinue reading “DAY 9 – SUNDAY – 9/3/2025”

Reflection: Daniel’s prayer of repentance on behalf of the nation of Israel Bible Reading: Daniel 9:3-7 Daniel 9:3-7 (ACV) And I set my face to LORD God, to seek by prayer and supplications, with fasting and sackcloth and ashes.And I prayed to LORD my God, and made confession, and said, Oh, LORD, the great andContinueContinue reading “DAY 8 – SATURDAY – 8/3/2025”

Reflection: The big shift through the Esther Fast: big turnaround for many lives Bible Reading: Esther 4:13-17(13) Then Mordecai told them to reply to Esther, “Do not think to yourself that in the king’s palace you will escape any more than all the other Jews. (14) For if you keep silent at this time, reliefContinueContinue reading “DAY 7 – FRIDAY – 7/3/2025”

Reflection: The sin of not praying for God’s people Bible Reading: 1 Samuel 19:2519 And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the LORD your God, that  we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.” 20 And Samuel saidContinueContinue reading “DAY 6 – THURSDAY – 6/3/2025”

Reflection: The fasting that moves the heart of God Bible Reading: Isaiah 58:6-9 (6) “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? (7) Is it not to share your bread withContinueContinue reading “DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY – 5/3/2025”

Reflection: Come out of religious spirit and get into right relationship with God. Bible Reading: Isaiah 1:11-18 (ACV) What to me is the multitude of your sacrifices? says LORD, I have had enough of the burnt-offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts. And I do not delight in the blood of bullocks orContinueContinue reading “DAY 4 – TUESDAY – 4/3/2025”

Reflection: Repent from our unclean lips Bible Reading: Isaiah 6:5-7 (5) And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” (6) Then oneContinueContinue reading “DAY 3 – MONDAY – 3/3/2025”

Dalam tradisi Katolik, puasa adalah praktik spiritual yang bertujuan untuk menahan diri dari makanan atau hal-hal tertentu sebagai bentuk pertobatan, pengendalian diri, dan pengabdian kepada Tuhan. Puasa dalam Gereja Katolik memiliki aturan yang berbeda tergantung pada masa liturgi, terutama selama Masa Prapaskah. Puasa dalam Katolik: 1. Puasa dan Pantang Puasa berarti makan hanya satu kaliContinueContinue reading “Puasa dalam Katolik dan Signifikan Rabu Abu”