 | Daily Bible Reflections
for January 17, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Each Sunday is a Mini-Easter. Show that Jesus is alive today!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Feast of Sto. Niño OUR FATHER WILL HANDLE IT Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in heaven. – Ephesians 1:3 When my son was four years old, I brought him along to watch a professional basketball game. It was a good opportunity for us to have a father-son bonding time. The section where we sat was not too packed. This allowed Jac to roam around and try every available seat. When the game became intense, I focused more on it than what my son was doing. Right after the game, a vendor approached me. “Sir, you owe me for a hotdog, juice and a couple of candies. Your son told me to approach you because his dad will handle everything,” he said. I looked for Jac and saw him happily munching on the hotdog while holding the juice with his other hand. I smiled and paid the vendor. Our union with Christ entitles us to all the spiritual blessings we need. Through Christ, we can approach our Heavenly Father and ask Him any favor or request. Never hesitate to pray to our heavenly Father.Alvin Fabella (alvinfabella@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: When temptation comes, declare, “My Father will help me overcome this!” When faced with danger, claim, “My Father will protect me!” When you are sick, say, “My Father is the best doctor!” My Father, I present my needs before You and ask for them in Jesus’ name. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The devotion to the Child Jesus helps remind us of His humility. He never seeks to put Himself first. We should pray often for the grace of humility because it is the grace that holds all the other virtues together. St. Catherine of Siena tells us that humility is like the mortar between the bricks in a wall. Without humility it is impossible to grow in holiness. We may do good often but do we do it for the right motives? True humility is the only safe path to eternal life. Isaiah 9:1-6 1 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. 2 You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing spoils. 3 For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, and the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on the day of Midian. 4 For every boot that tramped in battle, every cloak rolled in blood, will be burned as fuel for flames. 5 For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests. They name him: Wonder-counselor, God-hero, Father-forever, Prince of Peace. 6 His dominion is vast and forever peaceful, from David’s throne, and over his kingdom, which he confirms and sustains by judgment and justice, both now and forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this! P S A L M Psalm 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 R: All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. 1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done wondrous deeds; his right hand has won victory for him, his holy arm. (R) 2 The LORD has made his salvation known in the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice. 3 He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness toward the house of Israel. (R) All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation by our God. 4 Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; break into song; sing praise. (R) 5 Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song. 6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD. (R) 2nd READING This text reflects the reason for following the Gospel. We serve and praise God, not for our own benefit, but to glorify Him with our lives. God does not need us to praise Him. However, we need to do that for our own sakes. Keeping the focus on God and not ourselves will help us grow in humility, one of the most important aspects of the life of holiness. Ephesians 1:3-6, 15-18 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens, 4 as he chose us in him, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love 5 he destined us for adoption to himself through Jesus Christ, in accord with the favor of his will, 6 for the praise of the glory of his grace that he granted us in the beloved. 15 Therefore, I, too, hearing of your faith in the Lord Jesus and of your love for all the holy ones, 16 do not cease giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation resulting in knowledge of him. 18 May the eyes of [your] hearts be enlightened, that you may know what is the hope that belongs to his call, what are the riches of glory in his inheritance among the holy ones. G O S P E L How often do we do things only to serve ourselves? I know in my own life that this happens too often. Jesus’ desire to do His Father’s business gives us some idea of how we, too, should long to do the same. We should try to imitate the selflessness of Jesus’ life and thus give witness to this essential part of the Gospel message. Let us seek God’s will, not as an empty goal, but to put it into practice. Luke 2:41-52 41 Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of Passover, 42 and when he was twelve years old, they went up according to festival custom. 43 After they had completed its days, as they were returning, the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. 44 Thinking that he was in the caravan, they journeyed for a day and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances, 45 but not finding him, they returned to Jerusalem to look for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions, 47 and all who heard him were astounded at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him, they were astonished, and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.” 49 And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what he said to them. 51 He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus advanced in wisdom and age and favor before God and man. my reflections t h i n k : True humility is the only safe path to eternal life. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Luke 1-4 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 ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ | |
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| | SABBATH | CELEBRATING THE CHRIST CHILD WITHIN There is a world of difference between being childlike and being childish. In the spiritual life, the first is a virtue of the highest degree. In any situation, the latter is a problem. Being childish as an adult is always a sign of an unwillingness or incapacity, for one reason or another, to take on responsibility in a mature and healthy way. It is essential for the spiritual wellbeing of anyone that they be willing and able to take on responsibility for their life and actions. Without this, there is no such thing as discipleship! Without embracing the call to discipleship, there is no salvation for the individual and the Church will cease to exist. Today’s Feast of the Sto. Niño is a reminder to us of the need to be childlike in our faith, but never to be childish. Christ always maintained a childlike attitude in His relationship with His Father as we see expressed in His desire for and willingness to set aside time for prayer. It is also present in His attitude in life. He knows He has been sent to do His Father’s will, and that is precisely what He is going to do. There is nothing that will distract Jesus from the task at hand, namely, obedience to the will of His Father that the Good News of salvation be proclaimed to the people. Even though Jesus realizes that this mission will bring a premature end to His life on earth, this does not cause Him to waver in His intention to fulfill His Father’s wishes. As we reflect on this attitude of Jesus, let us pray that we can imitate it more and more in our own lives. Let us pray that we can set aside the world’s and others’ agenda for our lives and embrace the will of God as the perfect plan and the only way for us to salvation. Jesus has demonstrated that being committed to the will of His Father involves paying at times a costly price but it is worth it. I cannot think of any more satisfying words to say to the Father at the end of my life than, “It is accomplished.” Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Do I tend toward childishness or childlikeness? If the former, what am I going to do about this problem? If the latter, how can I go still deeper in my faith? Father, Your will is the only way to true perfection and happiness. Help me to know this truth and to live it every day of my life. Blessed Gonzalo de Amarante, pray for us. | |
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