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Forgivers of Sin

Reading: John 20:21-23 Jesus said to them again: “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” After saying this, he breathed on them and said to them: “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” Reflection: After the resurrection, Jesus came to his fearful disciples with the words: “Peace be with you!” They rejoiced when they saw him, after he showed them his wounds from the crucifixion. Then he breathed on them and said: […]

God’s Breath

Reading: Psalm 104 Reflection: Our existence depends on God’s breath, and Psalm 104 best describes that joy on the day of Pentecost. In that psalm, it emphasizes how a creature breathes, comes to life, blossoms, progresses, and grows when God sends His breath. However, when He withdraws His breath, the creature dies. The Creator of the Universe sustains the life of His creation through His precise, reliable, and rhythmic breathing. God bestows His life-giving breath upon us from the moment of our birth when we take our first deep breath of earthly life. We rely […]

Pentecost

Reading: Leviticus 23:15-22 Reflection: The Feast of Pentecost is a special and profound celebration. It is of invaluable importance that the Church understands the deep meaning of this holiday. Here are some aspects: • The Baptism of the Holy Spirit, which refers to the descent of the Spirit upon Jesus’ disciples, empowering them to be witnesses of His resurrection. • The establishment of Christ’s Church. • The gift of speaking in other tongues or glossolalia (γλωσσολαλία) as a significant phenomenon, not only in the early Church but also in the present-day Pentecostal/Charismatic movement that encompasses […]

Power to overcoming the fear

After a long time, in the third year, the word of the Lord came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the land.” So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. 1 Kings 18:1-2 How awful this journey was! The Lord hid the prophet Elijah for three years. At that time, the idolatrous King Ahab set everything in motion to find this man of God whom he hated so much. He wanted to execute him. But Elijah was at peace in God’s hands. And now the Lord sends […]

Let us boast in the Lord

He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. Deuteronomy 10:21 Life obviously doesn’t work without having something to brag about. The athlete brags about his strength. An old sick woman brags about her many illnesses and her weaknesses. The rich man brags about his wealth, and the poor man lets everyone he meets know how hard it is for him. Everyone must have something to brag about. As far as I know, this is the only saying that […]

Lift up the flag of love

“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love” 1 Corinthians 13:13 The disciples of Jesus Christ raised three flags: faith, hope and love. These three flags fly above the church community showing the world how much their Lord has enriched them. However, the apostle Paul reveals a wonderful picture in our text: one day this world will come to an end. One day God’s promise will come true: “Behold, I am making a new heaven and a new earth.” The old world is disappearing in the great storms […]

I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints (Part Two)

Reading: I believe in the Holy catholic Church, the communion of saints. (Apostles’ Creed) Today, in our reflection, we will focus on the additional clause of the Apostles’ Creed which speaks about the Church. The Church is not only a “gathering” of believers, but it is also the “communion of saints.” However, living in a community is not an easy task. Misunderstanding the essence of the Christian community and our expectations of it represent the greatest challenge. As a person who believes that the Church is the gathering of people around one God, one faith, […]

I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints. (Part One)

Reading: “I believe in the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints.” (Apostles’ Creed) Reflection: Every year, evangelical churches in Sarajevo organize a joint worship service in an attempt to draw closer to the important truth found in this statement of faith. I believe it is one of the most important and beautiful days in the life of the church in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina when they show that the Church is one and that the holiness of those who make it up is evident in their unity. Each of the five words […]

Where is our focus?

Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14 The enemy wants each one of us to only look to where we have failed and been unsuccessful, instead of looking how much we have progressed and grown spiritually. The devil wants us to focus on our past, instead of focusing on our […]

I Believe in the Holy Spirit

Reading: I believe in the Holy Spirit (Apostles Creed) Reflection: If someone was going to leave, perhaps to emigrate to the US, Canada or Germany, as so any from BiH have done, or as many foreigners have done recently, returning to their home countries because of concerns about the threat of Coronavirus to elderly parents or relatives, but they said they were going to leave you something to remember them by, that wouldn’t seem so strange would it? Maybe they’d leave a painting, a book, a bike (!) something that might speak of themselves but […]