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18/03/2024

Fr. Arthur Ntembula is "coadjutor ED" at national communications Office and Lumen TV Zambia.

In the meantime Rev. Fr. Winfield K***a is still the Executive Director until after an eventual handover.

Executive Director designate Fr. Arthur is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Lusaka while the current Executive Director, Fr. K***a, hails from the Catholic Diocese of Ndola. Ba Kopala.

Fr. Winfield joined Catholic Secretariat in 2014 succeeding Fr. Paul Samasumo, PhD who since then is at Vatican Radio. Fr. Paul is himself from the Catholic Diocese of Livingstone.

Let us continue to support the social communications work that Lumen Tv Zambia is doing.

18/03/2024

ZCCB BIDS FAREWELL IN GREAT APPRECIATION TO FR. WINFIELD K***A and Co.

During the farewell luncheon at Kapingila House, Lusaka, Monday 18th March, the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) Secretary General, Rev. Fr. Francis Mukosa has thanked 4 members of Catholic Secretariat on behalf of the Catholic Bishops for the many years they have served the Catholic Church at National Office.

The Luncheon was preceded by Thanksgiving Mass.

The four members leaving National Catholic Church Offices are:

1. Rev. Fr. Winfield K***a, from National Communications Office
2. Rev. Sr. Audrey Mwale, LSMI, from the Office of the Secretary General
3. Ms. Judith Tembo from Caritas Zambia
4. Mr. Mundia, from Caritas Zambia

Mwabombeni God bless.

18/03/2024

SIMBA - TIMVE

18/03/2024

Rt. Rev. Benjamin Phiri
Ndola Catholic Diocese

18/03/2024

A special program featuring Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). Learn more about the mandate of the Authority in this programme

18/03/2024

Kindly CLICK on the LINK BELOW and watch a special program featuring the Independent Broadcasting Authority for Zambia

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18/03/2024

By Fr. Matthews Tembo

Monday of the Fifth Week of Lent

Daniel 13: 1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 33-62;
John 8: 1-11

Today, the sense of sin has been lost. There are many who do not know what is good or bad, nor why. It is like saying —in a positive way— that the sense of Love for God has been quenched: of God's Love for us, and the reciprocity this Love exacts from us. He who loves does not offend. He, who recognizes being loved and forgiven renders love for Love. The sense of conversion and penance during Lent is to confront us face-to-face with God, to look straight into the eyes of God in the Cross, to personally go and confess our sins to Him by way of the sacrament of Penance. By

The First Reading is the story of Susanna. She is a Jewess who is in exile in Babylon. Her husband is a respected man in the Jewish community. Two evil Jewish judges lust after Susanna and plan to have their way with her or, if they do not get their way with her, they plan to condemn her by falsely bringing accusations against her. Susanna realizes she is trapped by their wickedness, but she does not fall into sin, even though it means she will face a death sentence if she refuses to give into the desires of the evil judges. After being accused, she publicly lifts up her plea in prayer to God. God hears her prayer and sends Daniel to defend her and to set things right for her and convict the sinful judges. This story is a powerful one, one that I look forward to having proclaimed each year. I remember talking to a friend who is a lector and who expressed her joy in being able to proclaim this reading in church on this day. By

The Gospel presents the account of the adulterous woman who is dragged before Jesus by the religious leaders who seek to trap Jesus (and also carry out the punishment on the woman). They want to not only condemn the woman, but also catch Jesus in either going against Jewish law or seeking to have the woman stoned. Jesus not only challenges the leaders to think about their own sinfulness, but also, He is willing to look beyond the sin of the woman and care for the sinner.

Today’s readings have a few similarities. In both the First Reading and the Gospel, a woman is accused of adultery. In both cases, some of the leaders seek to condemn and execute the woman who is accused. In both cases, the accused woman is set free. The two readings differ in one very important point. In the first case, the woman is wrongly accused of the crime (sin). In the second case, the accused woman is guilty of the sin, but receives forgiveness and compassion from the Lord Jesus.

In the first reading we hear that the wicked judges let their evil desires prevent them from being just: “They suppressed their consciences; they would not allow their eyes to look to heaven, and they did not keep in mind just judgments.” It seems that they had used their position as judges of the law to have their way with people who were accused or to wrongly accuse people who were not guilty. They were willing to give false judgments in order to have their pleasures satisfied. One sin leads to another and another and another. . .Yet, when they did not get their way, they were willing to not only falsely accuse an honest and just woman, but also have her sentenced to death.

Susanna on the other hand would not give in to their evil. She was willing to die rather than sin. She wanted to be faithful to God and the precepts of God, even if it meant she had to suffer death. She prayed to God for help and God responded by sending Daniel. Daniel, a just and holy man himself, was able to see through the lies of the wicked and defend the righteous.

The Gospel presents the other woman accused of adultery. Jesus does not condone her sin. He has compassion on her and offers her forgiveness. He loves her while despising her sinful lifestyle. He offers her a chance to change her life. At the same time, He challenges those who are willing to condemn her. He reminds them that they too are sinners and deserve the judgment of God. Jesus wants the accusers to realize that they too have committed sins and have not been exposed to the full judgment that their sins deserve. He, in a sense, offers them forgiveness and wants them to extend the same forgiveness to the woman. Jesus is offering them faith – a closer relationship with God – instead of their misunderstanding of religion.

Humiliation over one’s sins is a powerful experience that has the potential to bring forth true repentance. When we encounter someone who has sinned in a manifest way and is humiliated over their sin, we must treat them with compassion. Why? Because the dignity of the person always supersedes their sin. Every person is made in the image and likeness of God, and every person deserves our compassion. If one is obstinate and refuses to see their sin (such as in the case of the Pharisees), then an act of holy rebuke is necessary to help them repent. But when one experiences sorrow and, in this case, the added experience of humiliation, then they are ready for compassion.

Often times one sin leads to another. Yet, we have experienced the forgiveness of God. We often tempted to condemn people who do not follow what we consider to be the righteous way. We have judged not only the sin, but also the sinner. We have even wrongly accused people of things they did not do, simply because we assumed that they were guilty.

Humiliation over one’s sins is a powerful experience that has the potential to bring forth true repentance. When we encounter someone who has sinned in a manifest way and is humiliated over their sin, we must treat them with compassion. Why? Because the dignity of the person always supersedes their sin. Every person is made in the image and likeness of God, and every person deserves our compassion. If one is obstinate and refuses to see their sin (such as in the case of the Pharisees), then an act of holy rebuke is necessary to help them repent. But when one experiences sorrow and, in this case, the added experience of humiliation, then they are ready for compassion.

Reflect upon whether you are more like the Pharisees or Jesus. Would you have stood there in the crowd wanting this humiliated woman to be stoned? How about today? When you hear about the manifest sins of others, do you find yourself condemning them? Or do you hope that mercy is shown to them? Seek to imitate the compassionate heart of our divine Lord; and when your time of judgment comes, you also will be shown an abundance of compassion.

18/03/2024

Follow us at 10:00hrs with the Independent Broadcasting Authority [IBA] discussing their mandate.

17/03/2024

Happy Feast to all individuals, institutions, Small Christian Communities [SCCs] and Churches named after St. Patrick.

17/03/2024

Live Catechesis by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Lusaka, His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. Alick Banda, on the topic “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth…” (Jn. 12: 24).

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17/03/2024

Angelus with Pope Francis

17/03/2024

5th Sunday of Lent

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17/03/2024

By Fr. Arthur Ntembula

5th SUNDAY OF LENT – Year B
(Jeremiah 31:31-34, Hebrews 5:7-9, John 12:20-33)
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THE NEW COVENANT IN CHRIST

God is always faithful, and his faithfulness endures through all times. It is an unconditional faithfulness that remains even when we do not honour him in the way we live. In the first reading, God sees the unfaithfulness of Israel, and through the prophet Jeremiah, he foretells a time when he will establish a new covenant with his people. In this covenant, the law will be written on their hearts, not on tablets of stone, so that their relationship with God will move from obligation to love. This new covenant will make things right between God and his people. He says, "...I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more." Regardless of their sinfulness, God is determined to recreate and give them a new beginning.

Jesus, as portrayed in the gospel, is the embodiment of God's promises. Through him, God has established a new covenant with humanity, the foundation of which is forgiveness. Jesus declared, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified… unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit." In this statement, Jesus foretells his death as a fulfilment of God's promises, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of humanity. His death served as an instrument of reconciliation between sinful humanity and God the Father. As prophesied by Jeremiah, this new covenant instils the law of love in our hearts, becoming a symbol of our relationship with God. Love, which God shared with humanity through the death of Christ, is now the new law. It is not written on tablets but in our hearts. As Jesus was lifted from the earth, humanity was drawn closer to God. In Jesus, we witness the faithfulness of God. We know that despite our unfaithfulness, He will not unleash His wrath upon us but will always give us another chance to start anew.

As Christians, we have the opportunity to emulate God's faithfulness by allowing the new life we have received through the new covenant to be the source of transformation for our society and the world as a whole. Our lives must reflect the fact that we are a renewed humanity and people of God. God has demonstrated boundless love towards us through Christ, and in response, we must strive to be faithful to the new covenant and the new law of love.

In the second reading, we learn that Jesus obeyed God even while he suffered. This made him a perfect source of eternal salvation for all who follow his example and obey God. As his disciples, we must always strive to live a life guided by the law of love and avoid sin at all costs. We cannot claim a new covenant if we still cling to our old ways of life. It is also impossible to fully appreciate the sacrifice that Christ made for us if we allow ourselves to be defeated by our sinful desires.

ENJOY YOUR LITURGY
Fr. Arthur Ntembula

16/03/2024

By Fr. Matthews Tembo

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Jeremiah 31: 31-34;
​Hebrews 5: 7-9;
John 12: 20-33

Lent is about loss. A loser by our worldly standards is one who has failed to accomplish any success of relevance or significance in life. But by God’s standards a loser is one who has totally immersed his life in the will of God. The most amazing thing about the God is that he is loser-friendly. God seeks losers. It seems as though he has always chosen the greatest losers to do his best work. Following Jesus is a matter of losing. It is a matter of ‘letting go, and letting God.’ As followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to let go of the old and embrace the new.

The problem is, it is hard to know what to let go of and what to hold on to. So, as you reflect on God’s Word today, ask yourself whether you are stuck in the past. We live in a changing world, and the question is whether or not we have the courage to let go of the past, and have the faith to trust God to transform us into a new creation.

In the first reading (Jeremiah 31: 31-34), the prophet Jeremiah predicts that God will establish a new covenant relationship with the Chosen People based not on laws written on stone, but rather on a covenant written on the hearts of those who desire a closer connection with God. The heart for the Jewish people was primarily the seat of wisdom and will power. Jeremiah forecasts a time when the people will be renewed in their hearts and thus have a new desire to serve God and do what God asks, even during their suffering. Suffering is seen not as a punishment, but as a opportunity for renewal of the covenant relationship.

The second reading (Hebrews 5: 7-9) describes the relationship that Jesus has with His Father. It is a relationship of trust and obedience, even in the face of suffering and pain. Praying and obedience are seen as two aspects of Jesus’ relationship with His Father. It is because He is willing to suffer in accordance to the Divine Will that He is able to bring salvation to the world.

Today’s Gospel follows the raising of Lazarus from the dead. Although the raising of Lazarus was an opportunity to give glory to God, Jesus realizes that His ultimate Hour of Glory is close at hand. He knows that GOD, His Father, will transform His own death into new life not only for Himself, but also for others. Jesus is willing to die so that others might live a rich and fruitful life. He uses the analogy of a seed falling to the earth and dying so that a more abundant harvest might be produced. His death and resurrection are the Hour of Glory, the climax of His human existence and of His relationship with His Abba while He is on earth.

The readings help us focus on our relationship with God. We are called to have is a heart-to-heart bond with God. Our relationship with God is a commitment of our will to remaining faithful to the covenant relationship with which God has graced us. The key point our of the relationship with God is about obedience to doing His will and seeking to have a close connection with the Him Whom we are privileged to call our Father. Like Jesus, we must be willing to die to self so that God can bring new life not only to me but also to others.

"He who loves his life loses it," this is a truth stated by Christ at the solemn moment when he was speaking of the purpose of his own painful death. He died so that we might live, not for sixty or even a hundred years on earth, but forever in heaven. We can, we know, lose the eternal life Christ won for us if we are too attached to our transitory, earthly life. If we love our own comforts, pleasures, temporal gains, our own worldly will, more than we love our unending, happy future, then we are loving our earthly lives wrongly, and we are gravely risking the loss of the future, true life.

If, on the other hand, we do our best to be faithful servants of Christ, we shall always judge all our actions with eternity in view. We can use the things of this life which God gives us, and still be close followers of Christ. The lawful possession of the goods of this world, the enjoyment of the licit pleasures of life, are allowed to the fervent Christian. If these possessions and pleasures are accepted with Christian gratitude, they will become stepping-stones that will help us across the river of life to our everlasting home beyond.

Each one of us should look fervently and devoutly on the crucifix today, and try to compare our willingness to suffer those crosses sent to us by God, with the crushing cross and passion our Savior Jesus Christ gladly accepted for us and not for his own sake. Do not let the conclusion you draw stun you into inactivity, but rather let it shock you into a new outlook on life; a new resolve to serve, follow and imitate our loving Christ more closely in future. So may it be for all of us.

16/03/2024

By Fr. Matthews Tembo

Saturday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Jeremiah 11: 18-20;
John 7: 40-53

Do you sense growth in your relationship with the Lord Jesus and His Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit? Is it obvious to others where your commitment to the Lord Jesus is? Sometimes, as we develop in our faith, we are called to manifest how close we are to Jesus. We may be cautious in revealing that we are disciples of the Lord Jesus. At other times, we may be more open in our declaration of allegiance to being a follower of Jesus. Continue to pray for the strength to be willing to give witness to the One Who has called you out of darkness into the Light!

In today’s First Reading, Jeremiah realizes that those who are opposed to his teaching are plotting against him. Yet, “like a trusting lamb led to the slaughter,” he is willing to go forward, trusting in a God Who is just and will be with Jeremiah through the thick and thin of events.

The Gospel presents the different reactions, which the words of our Lord produced. Jesus is recognized by three different groups of people in three different ways. The first group, listening to Jesus, and looking at his appearance, called Him a “prophet”. The second group, in their simplicity stated that he is the “Christ”. The third group using their reason could not tolerate such claims as the “Prophet” and the “Messiah” and denied Jesus. They used the scriptures to ‘prove’ that Jesus cannot be the Messiah, as the Messiah must come from Bethlehem and be of David’s family. The officers who were sent to arrest Jesus too followed their hearts and understood that Jesus was someone different.

In the Gospel, the Jewish authorities get engaged in a major dispute about Jesus’ credentials. The officers who were sent to arrest Jesus on his insistent claims that were not in accordance with the pre-set notions of the Messiah, returned empty-handed and reported, saying, ‘‘No one ever spoke like this man!’’

The chief priests and Pharisees had witnessed that Jesus could speak things with wisdom, power and convincing clearness. For quite many ordinary people, Jesus was a prophet, and for some, he was the Messiah. But the religious authorities kept on insisting that Jesus being a Galilean cannot be the Messiah because the Messiah would never come from Galilee. They also thought that Jesus did not possess the linage of David. They made such conclusions based on their prejudiced judgement and superficial knowledge. In fact, Jesus was born in Bethlehem and he came from the lineage of David – which they never bothered to find out and accept.

Are we not critical at times towards people who are different, who may have values or behaviors that we do not approve? Often it is very hard to give up familiar ways and create space for strangers. The temptation to settle down in a comfortable oasis is too strong to resist and frequently we forget the divine call itself. Let us examine our own biases and prejudices against people, against new ideas being brought to us, and worst of all, against Jesus. Let us never jump into judgements and conclusions on others quickly and instinctively and cast the stones at them due to our biases and prejudices.

15/03/2024

Daily Mass

15/03/2024

By Fr. Matthews Tembo

Friday of Fourth Week of Lent

Wisdom 2: 1a, 12-22;
John 7: 1-2, 10, 25-30

During His time on earth, Jesus was challenged and persecuted for proclaiming the Truth and helping bring people to the Light – the Light Who He was and still is. Being a disciple of the Lord Jesus is not easy either. It means we will face opposition and belittlement. Yet we can be reassured that Lord Jesus is with us, strengthening us so that we can give witness to the Light and the Truth.

The first reading speaks of wicked individuals plotting against “the Just One” because they are threatened by what the Just One teaches. The Just One is a Child of God and calls God His Abba-Father. The wicked realize their own evil and rather than change in response to the teaching of the Just One, they decide to get rid of the Just One.

Today’s Gospel allows us to contemplate the confusion that arose over the identity and mission of Jesus Christ. As the people come face to face with Jesus, there are misunderstandings and presumptions about who He is, how He will or will not fulfill the Old Testament prophecies and what He will accomplish. Jesus cuts through the confusion by identifying Himself as “sent by the One who is true”. He is in charge of the situation, as He is portrayed by John, and no one touches Him because the time has not yet come for Him to fully reveal His identity and mission. Jesus defies expectations by showing Himself to be, not a conquering leader overthrowing Roman oppression but the Suffering Servant of Isaiah.

How do we react to Jesus, the truly Just One, the true Son of God. He comes to speak the Light of the Truth, since He is the Light and the Truth. Those who walk in darkness and lies, however, cannot handle the Light and the Truth. Rather than change from their way of wickedness, darkness, and lies, they try to do away with the Just One. The wicked, by choosing to stay in their darkness, they become more devious in their lifestyle, plotting to destroy those who challenge their evil ways.

Are we doing enough to proclaim the Light and the Truth. If we are truly seeking to be a children of God, then our life should be a challenge for those not walking the way that leads to the Light and the Truth. We should be facing opposition from those who are opposed to God’s way. Maybe we are not living a life that reflects Gospel values enough that would make us be a threat to those refusing to walk in God’s way. Or maybe we surround ourselves with people who are at least open to hearing God’s message rather than people who would be challenged by the Truth.

The readings move us to realize how much Jesus has experienced during His earthly life because of His commitment to the proclaiming the good news of His Father. He so much wants people to deepen their relationship with God, that He becomes a source of opposition to those choosing to remain alienated from God. He senses how His teaching the Truth could be opposed by the people who chose to remain with the father of lies. He knows He will have to suffer at the hands of the wicked in order to bring salvation and redemption to those willing to be children of God.

As Jesus is seen in the Gospels, He is willing to challenge people with the Light and the Truth, even if it means His own persecution. He is confident in His relationship with His Abba. He knows that God will watch over Him even in the midst of opposition, suffering, and death. He realizes that His “hour of glory” would include both His crucifixion and His resurrection and He is willing to proclaim the message until that hour comes.

As we move forward in more boldly, yet lovingly, proclaiming the Light and Truth, we too, can expect resistance and opposition. If we, like Jesus, can keep our eyes focused on the Light and the Truth, then we can be reassured that the Lord Jesus will hear us and protect us, even if we are persecuted and have to suffer.

14/03/2024

A bit more of how Fr. William Banda was shot dead in South Africa

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13/03/2024

FORMER ZCCB SECRETARY GENERAL IS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER OF ZAMBIA

Catholic Diocese of Ndola Priest Rev. Fr. Joe Komakoma has been sworn in as Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission by President Hakainde Hichilema during a ceremony at State House in Lusaka.

Fr. Komakoma is a Priest of 42 years.

He is a champion of social justice and good governance.

President Hichilema told Fr. Komakoma to facilitate the promotion of rights and freedoms of the citizenry.

“To the Commissioner of the Human Rights Commission, Father Joe Komakoma, we indicated to him that the Human Rights Commission must continue pursuing activities that contribute to the promotion of rights and freedoms of the citizenry,” he said.

“We emphasized to him that a just and fair society is important in a democratic nation such as ours. The commission should, therefore, work closely with other stakeholders in the sector to address human rights abuses,” President Hichilema said.

Fr. Komakoma has previously served at the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM) and the Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) now called Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) first as Executive Director of Catholic Commission ofJustice, Peace and Development now Caritas Zambia and later as Secretary General of the then ZEC after his term he went to SECAM.

Story: in parts by Icengelo Radio

13/03/2024

Zambian Catholic Priest has been killed in South Africa

Fr. William Banda raised in Zambia's Garden compound of Lusaka who has been in South Africa for his pastoral works has, Wednesday 13th March morning, been shot dead as he was doing his morning prayers at the Cathedral in the Sacrist by unknown gunmen. The said gunmen didn't take anything after killing the priest, says a report on St. Peter's Parish Catholic Church Garden Facebook.

Late Fr. William belonged to the St. Patrick's Missionary Society or the Kiltegan Fathers, (SPS).

May His Soul Rest in Eternal Peace.

Story: St Peter's Parish Catholic Church Garden

13/03/2024

Wishing the Vicar of Jesus Christ a happy 11th Anniversary

On March 13, 2013, Jorge Cardinal Bergoglio of Argentina was elected pope, and become the first to choose the name Francis. He is the first pontiff from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium.

13/03/2024

By Fr. Matthews Tembo

Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Lent

Isaiah 49: 8-15;
John 5: 17-30

If you asked a group of people which person during their lifetime showed the greatest love and care for them, a great majority of the people would respond that it was their mother. They would recall how their mother loved them from the womb and cared for them. Their minds might flash back to times when they were in pain or sad, and when they would be comforted by their mother’s holding them with care. People might also recall how their mothers always wanted the very best for them. We are reminded today, that God our Father loves us and cares for us more than any mother loves her child. God wants the very best for us and has given us the very best – Jesus.

In the First Reading, Isaiah is speaking to those in exile, reassuring them with God’s Word, the Word that reminds the people that God will restore them to the Promised Land and will provide for them on their journey back home. God will care for the Chosen People more than a loving mother cares for the child of her womb. Speaking these words to Jews who had been in exile, Isaiah also reminds us that even if a mother could forget the child to whom she has given life, God will never forget us. Even though events and circumstances in our life seem to be going poorly, God is still with us and will bring us home. God wants to give us the very best. That is the hope to which we need to cling, especially when we face trying times. They had experienced the darkest days of their lives. Isaiah was comforting them with the promise that God would take care of them, nourish them, and lead them back. Yes, in some ways the exile was a result of the people’s unfaithfulness, but God was not going to hold that against them forever, as some of the people thought. If they turn to God and seek the divine will in their lives, God will be there for them and lead them back to the Promised Land.

In the Gospel, Jesus speaks about the close relationship He has with His Father. The religious leaders pick up on the fact that He is putting Himself on the same level as God, and therefore they consider Him a heretic and someone Who must be removed. Jesus expands upon His relationship with His Abba, saying that He is totally in sync with His Father’s will, and He will bring eternal life to all who also seek to do the will of the His Father.

Jesus also speaks of God’s sending the very best, especially to those who turn to God for help. God the Abba-Father sent the Son, the very best – the One Who is in total relationship with the Abba. The Son seeks to do the will of His Abba and that means giving life to those who put their faith in the One sent by the Abba. Jesus speaks of restoring to life to those who are dead. I see this referring not just to those who are physically dead, but to those who seem to be experiencing a death in certain aspects of their lives. Jesus promises to bring life to those who seem lifeless.

This is the message all of us need to hear, especially if we are going through a period in our lives when everything seems to be dying. God is offering us hope and life. This is the message we need to share with those going through rough times, whether that be sickness, surgery, loved ones who are aging and not acting like themselves, changes in job status, people facing false accusations against them, relational problems, financial difficulties, concerns for members of their families who are experiencing difficulties, or a combination of two more of the above. No matter what seems to be weighing us down, God is offering us hope and the promise that God will bring us home. All we need do is turn more fully toward our GOD and call upon the Lord Jesus Christ in truth. Yes, we must admit if we may have missed the mark (sinned), and we must express our desire to get back on target. If we cry out, trusting in the mercy of God, God will restore us.