Lordie, God's Message For You Today, February 1, 2010

Daily Bible Reflections for February 1, 2010 Dear Lordie, Prepare For Love! Valentines is coming in two weeks?and your special someone (parents and friends too) will be happy you remembered. Make reservations. Prepare a surprise. A tiny gift. A little extra. I?m sure it?ll show big love. Don't be discouraged! God will be with you through this week. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez 1 February Monday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   NOT DESPERATE ENOUGH   In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains… – Mark 5:4   For a long time, I tried to hide my sins and addictions — the result of being sexually molested when I was a young boy. But the more I denied that I had a problem, the more I remained in darkness. Why? Because I didn’t like to face the pain within me. I just wanted to go on with life and forget the past. Just love God and do the right thing, I told myself. But my bondages, like a hidden monster, which was a result of not facing my inner pain, were getting bigger and stronger. As I tried to bury the dull throb of my hidden wound, and ignored it as though it wasn’t there, I did not feel my desperate need for God. But when I faced the pain squarely, and entered fully into the emotions of my grief, my anger and my shame because of what happened, I saw God in a totally new way. He was big enough to heal me. And only then did my real healing start. Friend, you can’t heal what you don’t feel. Face your pain today and get started on the road to healing. Bo Sanchez (bosanchez@kerygmafamily.com)   REFLECTION: Is there a wound in your life that’s keeping you in darkness? Bring it to light and allow God to set you free.   Father God, set me free from my bondages. Grant me the grace to face my inner pains so I can move on to the healing that You want for me.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   David encounters resistance and opposition from within the people of Israel but he never loses faith in the Lord. He refuses to condemn these people. Maybe this mercy is a result of his awareness of his own sinfulness and how, if judgment is made, he, too, would be condemned for all of his transgressions. This is something we should understand as we are all sinners. As Jesus says in the Gospel of John, “Let he who is without sin be the first one to throw the stone,” when the people accused Mary Magdalene of adultery.   2 Samuel 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13 13 An informant came to David with the report, “The children of Israel have transferred their loyalty to Absalom.” 14 At this, David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, “Up! Let us take flight, or none of us will escape from Absalom. Leave quickly, lest he hurry and overtake us, then visit disaster upon us and put the city to the sword.” 30 As David went up the Mount of Olives, he wept without ceasing. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. ll those who were with him also had their heads covered and were weeping as they went. 16: 5 As David was approaching Bahurim, a man named Shimei, the son of Gera of the same clan as Saul’s family, was coming out of the place, cursing as he came. 6 He threw stones at David and at all the king’s officers, even though all the soldiers, including the royal guard, were on David’s right and on his left. 7 Shimei was saying as he cursed, “Away, away, you murderous and wicked man! 8 The LORD has requited you for all the bloodshed in the family of Saul, in whose stead you became king, and the LORD has given over the kingdom to your son Absalom. And now you suffer ruin because you are a murderer.” 9 Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over, please, and lop off his head.” 10 But the king replied, “What business is it of mine or of yours, sons of Zeruiah, that he curses? Suppose the LORD has told him to curse David; who then will dare to say, ‘Why are you doing this?’ ” 11 Then the king said to Abishai and to all his servants “If my own son, who came forth from my loins, is seeking my life, how much more might this Benjaminite do so! Let him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to. 12 Perhaps the LORD will look upon my affliction and make it up to me with benefits for the curses he is uttering this day.” 13 David and his men continued on the road, while Shimei kept abreast of them on the hillside, all the while cursing and throwing stones and dirt as he went.   P S A L M   Psalm 3:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 R: Lord, rise up and save me. 1 [2] O LORD, how many are my adversaries! Many rise up against me! 2 [3] Many are saying of me, “There is no salvation for him in God.” (R) 3 [4] But you, O LORD, are my shield; my glory, you lift up my head! 4 [5] When I call out to the LORD, he answers me from his holy mountain. (R) 5 [6] When I lie down in sleep, I wake again, for the LORD sustains me. 6 [7] I fear not the myriads of people arrayed against me on every side. (R)   G O S P E L   Jesus’ power stretches from the natural to the supernatural — there is nothing that does not come under His lordship. In recognizing this, we also acknowledge that through Baptism we share in this power. Thus we are called to give witness to it in our lives. How do we do this? By rejecting sin and temptation, and living under the grace of the Holy Spirit and not according to the ways of the world or the devil.   Mark 5:1-20 1 Jesus and his disciples came to the other side of the sea, to the territory of the Gerasenes. 2 When he got out of the boat, at once a man from the tombs who had an unclean spirit met him. 3 The man had been dwelling among the tombs, and no one could restrain him any longer, even with a chain. 4 In fact, he had frequently been bound with shackles and chains, but the chains had been pulled apart by him and the shackles smashed, and no one was strong enough to subdue him. 5 Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. 6 Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated himself before him, 7 crying out in a loud voice, “What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I adjure you by God, do not torment me!” 8 (He had been saying to him, “Unclean spirit, come out of the man!”) 9 He asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “Legion is my name. There are many of us.” 10 And he pleaded earnestly with him not to drive them away from that territory. 11 Now a large herd of swine was feeding there on the hillside. 12 And they pleaded with him, “Send us into the swine. Let us enter them.” 13 And he let them, and the unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. 14 The swineherds ran away and reported the incident in the town and throughout the countryside. And people came out to see what had happened. 15 As they approached Jesus, they caught sight of the man who had been possessed by Legion, sitting there clothed and in his right mind. And they were seized with fear. 16 Those who witnessed the incident explained to them what had happened to the possessed man and to the swine. 17 Then they began to beg him to leave their district. 18 As he was getting into the boat, the man who had been possessed pleaded to remain with him. 19 But he would not permit him but told him instead, “Go home to your family and announce to them all that the Lord in his pity has done for you.” 20 Then the man went off and began to proclaim in the Decapolis what Jesus had done for him; and all were amazed.   my reflections t h i n k : Jesus’ power stretches from the natural to the supernatural — there is nothing that does not come under His lordship.   _________________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________   READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Romans 9-12     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   An Eerie Story   Imagine if you had been there. Jesus and His disciples had taken a boat in the evening to cross the lake. He had calmed a violent storm and now they land at the opposite shore. It’s night and there, from the tombs, comes this violent man, possessed by demons. “No one had ever been able to bind him with a chain,” Mark tells us. Would Jesus be able to? He had just shown His power over wind and waves by saying, “Quiet now! Be calm!” But demons? One brief command by Jesus was enough to shoo away these 6,000 unclean spirits: “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!” There are many people today who say the devil does not exist. The devil must be happy when they say this. Why? Because then they don’t fear him, they don’t resist his tricks and attacks and so fall into his trap. Pope John Paul II once said, “One who doesn’t believe in the devil doesn’t believe in the Gospel.” It could not be said more succinctly. Now, many are afraid of the devil and his power. Being afraid makes one weak and vulnerable. And here comes today’s Gospel passage. It demonstrates Christ’s tremendous power over evil. If we, therefore, remain close to Him, we have nothing to fear. In this connection, let me share what Fr. Amorth, the exorcist of the archdiocese of Rome, said about the Virgin Mary as Satan’s great enemy: “On one occasion an exorcist friend of mine asked the devil what most hurt him about Our Lady, what most annoys him. He responded, ‘That she is the purest of all creatures and that I am the filthiest; that she is the most obedient of all creatures and that I am the most rebellious; that she is the one who committed no sin and thus always conquers me.’” With Jesus Christ and the powerful Mother of God on our side, what do we have to be afraid of in this evil world? Nothing! Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD   Reflection Question: How do I react to evil in me? Do I try to conquer my evil inclinations by turning to Christ? What do I do about evil in my environment?   Lord, often I am not only bothered but scared of evil in me and around me. Thank You for reminding me once more that with You and the intercession of Your Mother I have nothing to be afraid of. Help me to conquer with You what is evil in me so I can be with You one day for ever.   Blessed Anthony Manzi, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, January 31, 2010

Daily Bible Reflections for January 31, 2010 Dear Lordie, Thank God for your loved ones this Sunday. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez 31 January Sunday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   LOVE HAS NO HOLIDAY   So faith, hope, love remains, these three; but the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13   The long holiday at the end of 2008 nearly emptied Manila streets of its usual inhabitants. So on that day, I should have reached the church quicker. But the driver of the jeepney I was riding decided to meander in the almost silent streets, stopping at every corner like he had all the time in the world. Since I was running late, it frayed my nerves. In my mind, I was commanding the driver to hurry. But he continued on his slow and merry way. I was almost hyperventilating with impatience as I alighted from the jeep. That’s when the Holy Spirit spoke to me. Love does not take a holiday. I went to church chastened that day. It’s almost automatic for us to think that others should treat us well and kindly. But do we do the same to others? As that simple yet deep message says, there’s no holiday when it comes to loving. Joy Sosoban (jsosoban@gmail.com)   REFLECTION: “Love is patient, love is kind.” (1 Corinthians 13:4)   Dear Lord, make my love untiring and indiscriminate — just like Yours.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   God is never far from our lives no matter how significant or insignificant a particular event may be. He is always there, and He always brings with Him the full complement of His love. Jeremiah will be a prophet who struggles to accept God’s calling on his life but generally chooses to obey God’s Word. It is easy to relate with his struggles. Expect to be comforted when you read through this book of the Bible.   Jeremiah 1:4-5, 17-19 4 The word of the LORD came to me, saying: 5 Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I dedicated you, a prophet to the nations I appointed you. 17 But do you gird your loins; stand up and tell them all that I command you. Be not crushed on their account, as though I would leave you crushed before them; 18 for it is I this day who have made you a fortified city, a pillar of iron, a wall of brass, against the whole land against Judah’s kings and princes, against its priests and people. 19 They will fight against you, but not prevail over you, for I am with you to deliver you, says the LORD.   P S A L M   Psalm 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 R: I will sing of your salvation. 1 In you, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame. 2 In your justice rescue me, and deliver me; incline your ear to me, and save me. (R) 3 Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to give me safety, for you are my rock and my fortress. 4 O my God, rescue me from the hand of the wicked. (R) 5 For you are my hope, O Lord; my trust, O God, from my youth. 6 On you I depend from birth; from my mother’s womb you are my strength. (R) 15 My mouth shall declare your justice, day by day your salvation. 17 O God, you have taught me from my youth, and till the present I proclaim your wondrous deeds. (R)   2nd READING   Here is the great Pauline sermon on the nature of love. All I want to add to it is that love is a decision — a decision that we are going to have to make countless of times if we are to be faithful to the Gospel. Feelings may or may not help us in making the decision to love; what is critical is that we realize that whenever we make a moral choice it is a choice to love or reject as the basis of our lives.   1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13 31 Brothers and sisters: Strive eagerly for the greatest spiritual gifts. But I shall show you a still more excellent way. 13: 1 If I speak in human and angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a resounding gong or a clashing cymbal. 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy and comprehend all mysteries and all knowledge; if I have all faith so as to move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give away everything I own, and if I hand my body over so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing. 4 Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, it is not pompous, it is not inflated, 5 it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, 6 it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. 7 It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8 Love never fails. If there are prophecies, they will be brought to nothing; if tongues, they will cease; if knowledge, it will be brought to nothing. 9 For we know partially and we prophesy partially, 10 but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. 11 When I was a child, I used to talk as a child, think as a child, reason as a child; when I became a man, I put aside childish things. 12 At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. 13 So faith, hope, love remain, these three;  but the greatest of these is love.   G O S P E L   Jesus does not “pull any punches here.” He says it simply as He sees it. This is the best way to make the truth known. Jesus needs to let people know what His mission is from the beginning so that they cannot accuse Him of deception later on. Whether people understand Him or not is not the issue at the moment. What is critical is that the Gospel is proclaimed in its fullness and that everybody has the opportunity to respond to it in its fullness as well.   Luke 4:21-30 21 Jesus began speaking in the synagogue, saying: “Today this Scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” 23 He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb, ‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say, ‘Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’ ” 24 And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. 25 Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. 26 It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 27 Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. 29 They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went away.       my reflections t h i n k : What is critical is that the Gospel is proclaimed in its fullness and that everybody has the opportunity to respond to it in its fullness as well.   _________________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Romans 5-8   SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week ________________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________________   ________________________________________________________________       Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   JEALOUSY IS SUCH A WASTE OF TIME   Jealousy is much worse than simply a waste of time. It also has the potential to waste an enormous amount of energy and resources. Time and energy that we spend competing with one another over usually a trivial matter could be far better spent working together to ensure that the Gospel is proclaimed to the ends of the earth. In the Gospel today the leaders of the Jewish people get angry because they are jealous of Jesus’ popularity and also because Jesus is implying that they are no different from their faithless forebears who wearied the patience of God. From their reaction, it seems to me that Jesus has pretty much got it right. Before we become too judgmental, it might be good to reflect upon our own lives to see whether or not we have fallen into the same trap as the leaders of the Jews did in Jesus’ time. We need to learn to rejoice in the gifts and powers that God has given to others, and not see them as competition for the attention of the people. Normally if this is the case, we are focused incorrectly in at least two ways. The first is that we are not working together with others to proclaim the Gospel — we want the glory for ourselves. The second is that we are focusing on gaining the attention of those already evangelized and we are not putting our energy and efforts into evangelizing those who have not or need to hear again, the Word of God. Jesus was never interested in any attention the people wanted to give Him — His sole concern was to live and proclaim the Gospel as best as He could. It is this example that we must seek to follow. Otherwise, we will become distracted from the things that should be our focus and we will fail to achieve what we could have achieved, if only we had been wholly obedient to God.Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL   Reflection Question: Do I live my life in accordance with the will of God? Do I rejoice in the gifts God gives to others?   Jesus, help me to see that I am only one aspect of the work of the Kingdom of God; help me to know how to work with others in proclaiming the Gospel.   St. Marcella, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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