Daily Devotional

After many years of evangelising after Jesus’ death and Resurrection, these men are said to have suffered martyrdom together after going as missionaries to Suanis, a city in Persia. For this reason, we honour them on the same day. (28 October).

Love is a fire; if it is not properly fed with fuel, it quenches. Instead of trying to win that fight or argument, focus on feeding the fire of your love. One lesson the story of “Beauty and the Beast” teaches us is that love brings out the best in people. Every “Beast” needs “Beauty”. Love your spouse not because they deserve it, but because you are beautiful.

For eighteen years, the Pharisees watched the woman come in and out of the temple, and not once did they feel any concern for her. Even when Jesus cured her, instead of rejoicing and thanking God for her, they took offence at Jesus and were plotting how to kill Jesus. As a church leader, have I become a Pharisee of sorts? Am I sincerely interested in the welfare of my flock, or am I only concerned with what I can gain from them?