In some parts of the world, rice is precious. As You have multiplied the fish and loaves of bread, could you not multiply the rice we have? Or You could multiply our resources. Even though there is much we lack, I’m thankful we have each other and the monsoons have been kind. Read more

I have many plans and how I wish I could realise them all. If it pleases you, teach me to be patient and to wait. If it pleases you more, send some help. Read more

Once, we wanted to take a shortcut from San Jose to San Isidro. What seemed to separate the two towns was only a rice field. So a few of us city folk, with little idea of what the walk would entail, ambitiously set off, convinced it would be a short 100-metre journey. Instead, it became… Read more

Prayer is more than an obligation to check in with You. It is where I discern the good and the bad desires of my heart. It is where I learn to be open and honest with You. Read more

My mercy, human mercy, often begins with what I can do. Your mercy begins with who You are. Before I do anything today, even so much as speak, remind me that Your mercy is already at work. Read more