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Lawrence C. Obilor. Hour of Hope
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval. system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the. express permission of the author, who is the copyright owner. ISBN: 9783967246575. FOREWORD. I leant from Fr. Lawrence Obilor, SC, that it was the loss of his mother on June 30, 2018, less than two years of his priestly ordination that triggered his urge to reflect deeper on the tragic situations confronting humans in this life in the light of the gospels. Obviously, these reflections are made in his own capacity as a priest of the religious congregation of the servants of charity, presently working in Ghana. Fr. Lawrence refers to the providential interventions of God to these tragic situations in life as the “Hour of Hope.” I cannot but wonder at the profundity of his reflections at this ‘tender age’ in the priesthood. To those who read these reflections, I say, “please approach them with a spirit of humility and openness in order to receive the inspirations that the spirit of God who blows wherever he likes, wishes to stir in you through the words of a little child; we know that
This book is dedicated to my beloved mother, Late Mrs. Pauline Ulunwachukwu Obilor, an epitome of true faith, and whose memory caused. the suffering that inspired this whole work. INTRODUCTION
HEALING OF THE WOMAN WITH HEMORRHAGE (MARK 5: 25-34)
Jesus’ Reaction
LIFE MESSAGE:
THE DELIVERANCE OF THE DEMONIAC OF GERASENES (MARK 5: 1-13, 18-20)
LIFE MESSAGE:
THE RAISING OF LAZARUS FROM DEATH (JOHN 11:1-44)
THE HOUR OF HOPE:
JESUS AND LAZARUS
‘The lifeless Lazarus listened.’
LIFE MESSAGE:
THE ADULTEROUS WOMAN (JOHN 8: 1-11)
LIFE MESSAGE:
HEALING OF THE DEAF MAN (MARK 7:31 – 37)
They implored Jesus to lay his hands on him…
He took him aside…
He puts his fingers into the man’s ears and touched his tongue with spittle…
And looking up to heaven he sighed; and said to him, Ephphatha...!
LIFE MESSAGE: A. EPHPHATHA TO GOD
B. EPHPHATHA AS OPENESS TO GOD AND TO THE WORLD
C. SILENCE AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO HEAR GOD
HEALING OF THE BLIND BARTIMAEUS (MARK 10:46-52)
A blind beggar…
Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus…
Jesus Son of David have mercy on me…
And many scolded him to keep quiet, but he only shouted the louder…
Jesus stopped and said, ‘call him here…’
Throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and went to Jesus…
Jesus said, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’
Rabbuni, ‘let me see again.’
‘Go; your faith has saved you.’
And at once his sight returned and he followed him along the road
LIFE MESSAGE:
Mark of true Christian Discipleship!
THE HEALING OF THE LEPER (LUKE 5:12-16)
LIFE MESSAGE:
THE RAISING OF THE SON OF THE WIDOW OF NAIN FROM DEATH (LUKE 7:11-17)
HOUR OF HOPE
LIFE MESSAGE:
HEALING OF THE WOMAN BENT DOUBLE BY EVIL SPIRIT (LUKE 13:10-17)
LIFE MESSAGE:
CONCLUSION
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