New administration under Samia Suluhu gives hope after 5 years of hopelessness

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH 2022

SIXTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.

FIRST READING
JAMES 2: 1 - 9

My brethren, show no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory. For if a man with gold rings and in fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in, and you pay attention to the one who wears the fine clothing and say, “Have a seat here, please," while you say to the poor man, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my feet,” have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he had promised to those who love him? But you have dishonoured the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court? Is it not they who blaspheme that honourable name by which you are called? If you really fulfil the royal law, according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself,” you do well. But if you show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

The Word of the Lord.


RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Psalm 34: 2 - 7 (R.) 7a

R/. The lowly one called, and the Lord heard him.

I will bless the Lord at all times,
praise of him is always in my mouth.
In the Lord my soul shall make its boast;
the humble shall hear and be glad. R/.

Glorify the Lord with me;
together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
from all my terrors he set me free. R/.

Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This lowly one called; the Lord heard,
and rescued him from all his distress. R/.


ALLELUIA
John 6: 63c, 68c

Alleluia.
Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of eternal life. Alleluia.


GOSPEL
MARK 8: 27 - 33

At that time: Jesus went on with his disciples, to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do men say that I am?” And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, “You are the Christ.” And he charged them to tell no one about him. And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. And he said this plainly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him. But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter, and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are not on the side of God, but of men.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Hivi hamna namna yoyote Dr Mwinyi akaletwa kuwa Rais wa Tanzania na Huyu mama apelekwe Zanzibar akapumzike huko?Kwa sababu Dr mwinyi ni Bora mara 100 kuliko huyu Mama.

passioner255 said:

Hivi hamna namna yoyote Dr Mwinyi akaletwa kuwa Rais wa Tanzania na Huyu mama apelekwe Zanzibar akapumzike huko?Kwa sababu Dr mwinyi ni Bora mara 100 kuliko huyu Mama.

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Acha uongo Mwinyi hatufai na mama tosha

Umeyasahau mabomu ya Gongo la Mboto, Mbagala n.k? Alisema hatawajibika na kujiuzulu. Huyu hafai hata kuongoza kitongoji. Baba yake ana busara aliwajibika na kujiuzulu kwa sababu ni mnyenyekevu yeye kiburi, kujisikia, majivuno kwenda mbele

Our president is a peacemaker, it is time for Tundu Lissu to reciprocate and join CCM where his skills will be put to use.

Kwa masilahi mapana ya taifa rudi nyumbani na badala ya kutugawa na miradi isiyo na kichwa wala miguu kama ya katiba mpya sisi tutakupa kazi usaidie kujenga taifa.

Mwache Mbowe apambane na uroho wa madaraka na mali wewe rudi nyumbani we are still waiting to throw a homecoming party for you...just 4 u.

We laud Tundu Lissu for recognizing that without interactive dialogue nothing tangible can be achieved

We say Tundu Lissu should acknowledge CDM will never be part of solution if it keeps maintaining its defiant stance.

We conclude by insisting the clamour for a new constitutional order is insincere since we have the approved document ready for ratification by the people.


Why do CDM vie to condemn the nation to perpetual constitutional impasse?

As a nation we cannot afford being blackmailed to such an exercise into futility

Acheni mara moja kuingilia uhuru wa mahakama mungu wenu ana kesi ya kujibu.

Acheni mara moja kudai ni kesi ya kisiasa hajashtakiwa kwa siasa bali jinai ya kutisha.


Acheni mara moja kudai ni kesi ya kubambikiziwa kwani mahakama imemwona ana kesi ya kujibu...


Tutaelewana hivi karibuni..
Mnataka mapinduzi na mapinduzi hamuyawezi...

Mkiwajibishwa hamtaki kuwajibika mnakuja na visingizio.

Mtashika adabu

Ni kweli kabisa waache bifu watulizane kasuku

Ndo hapo

Tukisema CDM ni chama cha mamluki wanabisha sasa ushahidi huu hapa.

Endeleeni kubisha

True, we are back in business

Clearly, she has overstepped the boundaries of civil rights activism now she is a CDM sympathiser

Siyo mwanaharakati bali ni shabiki wa CDM

Different kinds of suffering and affliction

“For even when we came into Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were afflicted at every turn—fighting without and fear within.” (2 Corinthians 7:5)
Paul experienced a lot of trouble when he shared the Gospel. Some of his hardships had to do with his journeys: being shipwrecked three times, being adrift at sea, being in danger from rivers and robbers… Even more suffering was caused by people resisting his work: he was stoned, beaten with rods, whipped multiple times, imprisoned… This impressive list from 2 Corinthians 11:23-27 is all about “external” afflictions. These were caused by Paul’s enemies or by difficult circumstances. But in verse 28 he adds one more thing: “Apart from other things, there is the daily pressure on me of my anxiety for all the churches”. This is an “internal struggle”. In 2 Corinthians 7:5 (NIV), he also talks about “conflicts on the outside, fears within”.
Some believers will never be persecuted for their faith. But they may face “fears within”. Satan wants to take away their joy and trust in the Lord. He tries to make them anxious and worried — about a pandemic raging, about the growing opposition against God in society, about their loved ones or fellow Christians going through hard times… There is so much to worry about!
Are you afflicted — by external or internal attacks?

Ninaamini

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