When we’re young, we’d sit under the wild tropical deciduous broad-leaf fig tree, taking shelter from the sweltering heat of the summer season. The broad leaves cast a breezy shade in the humid, rainy, insect-infested terrain, as the tiny living beings sprang up in its peak. The fig tree bears fruit, which we enjoyed as … Read more
This month, May, is my birth month; somehow, it was altered from the very beginning. I won’t go into explaining it in detail here. When I keep thinking about my portion of life, there have been certain alterations – some received, although not deserved, some of the routes hugely detoured and rerouted back again. ‘My … Read more
‘If you pray well, we’ll come with you,’ I’m reminded time and again. A prayer before driving has become our anchor of safety behind the wheel for several years now. Since the time I have suffered from a specific chronic neurological disorder, it has become a habit for me to pray to God for safety … Read more
In the early morning, on the third day, after the Friday crucifixion, it was dark. Jesus was dead and buried in the tomb. The disciples had scattered in fear and confusion. It was yesterday’s news. It might be wrong. They can’t believe it. He is the one they followed leaving behind their families; their only … Read more
