by msd_admin | 15. February 2026
“I can buy my own flowers and dance with myself. I can hold my own hand and love myself better than you ever loved me…” That’s roughly the summary of a song in which a well-known singer comes to terms with her separation from her ex-husband.
The song is making waves, is being heard worldwide, and is breaking many records. Obviously, the singer is not the only one who is disappointed in love.
Don’t we all carry within us a deep desire for connection and a longing for faithful love? Nevertheless, broken relationships and divided families are omnipresent in our society.
In the Bible, we read about Jesus, who died for us out of love. He took on hatred, mockery, and ultimately death to reconcile us with God. God is faithful even when we are unfaithful. His love will never disappoint us. In him, our longing for faithful love is satisfied.
Do you want to let God love you?
Relevant Bible passage: John 4:7-14
by msd_admin | 8. February 2026
Most people plan their vacations more carefully than their own lives. Itinerary, accommodation, budget—everything is thought through. But when it comes to the big questions—meaning, purpose, direction—many remain rather vague. Why is that?
I reached a point where frustration and inner emptiness dominated my life. Joy was hardly noticeable anymore. So I decided to consciously pause and rethink my life. Not superficially, but honestly.
With the Bible in my hand, I asked myself fundamental questions:
What am I living for? What should matter at the end of my life? What about my relationship with God – and with myself?
In the process, I encountered Jesus Christ anew. Not as a religious symbol, but as someone who has a concrete impact on my life. I began to clarify my relationship with him—as well as my relationships with other people. Step by step, clear, achievable goals emerged. For the first time, I knew where I was going.
Because if you don’t know your destination, you’re unlikely to find the right path.
I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenwards in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:14
These words speak of direction. Of a life with perspective. Not perfect, not free from challenges—but carried by a clear hope.
Perhaps now is a good moment to ask yourself these questions: What goals shape your life? What are you focusing on? And what if God were to speak to you personally?
Take time to think about it. A consciously lived life begins with a clear decision.
Weekly text: Philippians 3:12-21
by msd_admin | 18. January 2026
The little boy had broken his piggy bank, counted all his money, and ran to the pharmacy. There he asked how much a miracle cost. The saleswoman looked at him in bewilderment and explained that she sold medicine, not ready-made miracles. “My sister needs a miracle,” the boy blurted out. A well-dressed man who was also in the store asked the boy how much money he had for a miracle. Exactly 1 euro and 12 cents, said the little boy, crying and looking the man in the face. The man went with the boy to his sick sister.
After her brain tumor was removed, she recovered. All it took was a little boy who mustered all his courage and gave away all his savings. He didn’t know that the man was the director of the hospital. The director helped the family privately. It was a huge miracle for the boy!
But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.”
Matthew 14,16
When Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish, it was also a little boy who gave everything he had, and Jesus performed the miracle!
Weekly text: Matthew 14,13–21
by msd_admin | 11. January 2026
A very poor family employed a farmhand who worked from early in the morning until late at night in exchange for room and board and the customary wage of 20 centimes per month.
The farmhand always went to church. So he divided his 20 centimes so that he could put 5 centimes in the collection box every Sunday. He always radiated great gratitude because God gave him everything he needed to live.
A hundred years later, we are discussing new poverty and excessive salaries. That farmhand understood a lot about God’s principles and heavenly riches. Our prosperity and insatiable greed have literally destroyed the healthy relationships that are essential to life.
Jesus pointed his disciples to a poor widow who could only put a little into the offering box: “She has given more than all the others. They have all given only a portion of their surplus. She gave everything she herself urgently needed to live.”
“This poor widow has given more than all the others.”
said Jesus in Mark
How do you deal with giving?
Weekly text: Mark 12, 41–44
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
