 | Daily Bible Reflections
for January 26, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Tuesday, never forget how important you are to God.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Memorial of Sts. Timothy and Titus, bishops AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. – 2 Timothy 1:8\ My wife and I take pride in our Christian faith and we try to give glory to God at every proper opportunity we have. In our home, the family Bible is visibly enthroned at the entrance and foyer. In our business, we took our company name from the Holy Scriptures. When you open our websites, you’ll readily see the Christian character of its owner. Once, we had a chance to share our faith with our neighbors at the subdivision we recently moved into. During our turn to host the monthly acquaintance party, we had Christian musicians as entertainers. My wife and I also sang a song about our heart’s thirst and longing for Jesus even if we don’t sing well. We wanted our guests to know that we were striving to be Christians — and even prospering — in the business world. We want to tell the world that we can be in the world without compromising our faith. Rolly España (rolly@homeliving.com.ph) REFLECTION: Are you a cabinet Christian whose faith, like your Sunday wear, is seen only in church? Lord Jesus, grant me a heart that is always bold to proclaim that You are my God, my Savior and my personal Friend. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Timothy and Titus are the leaders of the Church in Crete and Ephesus. Today we consider them as the bishops and they are entrusted with the task of keeping the Church true to its mission. Let us all seek to aid them in this task by placing ourselves and our resources at the service of the Gospel in imitation of the saints down through the centuries. Timothy and Titus show us the way — let us choose to follow it. 2 Timothy 1:1-8 (or Titus 1:1-5 or 2 Samuel 6:12b-15, 17-19) 1 Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God for the promise of life in Christ Jesus, 2 to Timothy, my dear child: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. 3 I am grateful to God, whom I worship with a clear conscience as my ancestors did, as I remember you constantly in my prayers, night and day. 4 I yearn to see you again, recalling your tears, so that I may be filled with joy, 5 as I recall your sincere faith that first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and that I am confident lives also in you. 6 For this reason, I remind you to stir into flame the gift of God that you have through the imposition of my hands. 7 For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control. 8 So do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord, nor of me, a prisoner for his sake; but bear your share of hardship for the gospel with the strength that comes from God. P S A L M Psalm 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 7-8a, 10 (or Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10) R: Proclaim God’s marvelous deeds to all the nations. 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands. 2 Sing to the LORD; bless his name. (R) Announce his salvation, day after day. 3 Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. (R) 7 Give to the LORD, you families of nations, give to the LORD glory and praise; 8 give to the LORD the glory due his name! (R) 10 Say among the nations the LORD is king. He has made the world firm, not to be moved; he governs the peoples with equity. (R) G O S P E L The Bishops are also successors of the apostles. They are our link to the apostolic ministry 2,000 years later. The Church today is the same Church that Jesus established in His ministry and that was birthed in a new way at Pentecost and that constantly redefines itself through its Councils. We are one with all who have gone before us. Let us seek to be faithful, not just to their memory but also to their example of godly living and thus become witnesses for this generation and the generations to come. Luke 10:1-9 (or Mark 3:31-35) 1 The Lord Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. 5 Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ 6 If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. 8 Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, 9 cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’” my reflections think: Let us place ourselves and our resources at the service of the Gospel in imitation of the saints down through the centuries. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | EARLY BISHOPS OF THE CHURCH The structure of ministry within the Church was established as bishop, priest and deacon emerged very early in the life of the Church. We see the foundations of it as early as Paul’s letters and the explicit wording within about 100 years after the death of Christ. Paul writes to both Timothy and Titus in what are sometimes known as the Pastoral Epistles. He writes to them in their capacity as leaders of the local churches he has established in Ephesus and Crete. It is quite clear that Paul intends that there be an institutional element to the leadership structure of the Church albeit one where the charismatic dimension of ministry is not lost. Unfortunately through the years, the Church has tended to focus on the institutional element to the detriment of the charismatic, and thus while the Church can be very good at preserving structures, it can sometimes lose track of its most vital reason for existence, namely to evangelize all people — to proclaim the Gospel to the ends of the earth. It is easy to see how necessary it is to have structure to guide and coordinate such an ambitious project — it is equally obvious that without the power of the Holy Spirit manifest in the lives of the leaders of the Church through the charisms, such a goal will be impossible. As we remember Timothy and Titus today, let us pray for our leaders that they will be always guided by the Spirit of God in all that they do and that they will never lose sight of the call to proclaim the Good News of salvation to all men and women. I am sure Timothy and Titus made this goal their foremost concern in their ministries — let us do the same ourselves. St. Paul would not have entrusted such difficult tasks to men who were not ready for the job; in the same way we need to believe that whatever the shortcomings of our leaders may be, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, they have all that they need to lead us along the path and in the work of salvation.Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: How often do I really set aside time to pray for my leaders? Am I willing to make this sacrifice for their sake and the sake of the Body of Christ? Holy Spirit, empower and guide all who lead the Church so that they will avail themselves of every gift You offer them in their ministry. St. Paula, pray for us. | |
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