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🗓️ 26 March 2024
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Matthew 21:18–22
I hope this meditation will inspire you to nurture the fruits of faith and devotion in your life, much like the expected fruitfulness of the fig tree, guiding you towards a deeper, more meaningful relationship with God.
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0:00.0 | It is Fig |
0:05.0 | It is Fig Tuesday of Holy Week. |
0:09.0 | The day after Jesus cleansed the temple. |
0:13.0 | Dawn stretches its fingers across Jerusalem, |
0:17.8 | painting the city in hues of promise and a day yet untold. |
0:24.0 | Jesus, famished from the night's watch, |
0:28.0 | approaches a fig tree by the wayside. |
0:32.0 | In the cool whispering breeze of by the wayside. |
0:32.6 | In the cool whispering breeze of the morning, a lesson as timeless as the hills around |
0:39.4 | them was about to unfold. Here, amidst the quiet beginnings of a bustling day, the fig tree stood, leaves rustling, yet barren of fruit. |
0:54.6 | Jesus' gesture of seeking sustenance |
0:57.8 | turned into a divine parable |
1:00.4 | as he pronounced the tree forever fruitless. |
1:05.0 | This moment, transcending time, speaks directly to you. |
1:11.0 | It whispers of faith's true essence and the power of belief how your trust in the |
1:19.0 | divine can move mountains and make the impossible possible. |
1:25.0 | Like the fig tree, you are reminded this Tuesday of Holy Week |
1:31.0 | that genuine faith is not just an outward appearances, but in bearing |
1:37.4 | the fruits of belief, of prayer, and undoubting trust in God's will. |
1:45.0 | In our time of meditation on Matthew chapter 21, 18 through 22, I invite you to reflect on the depth of your faith and to ask yourself a question, |
2:01.2 | do you bear fruit that nourishes and sustains? |
2:06.0 | So begin your spiritual journey by seeking a quiet and serene spot, a haven for reflection. Just sit with your |
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