 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 28, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | Trust Him, Please HIM Abraham put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness. – Genesis 15:6 God promised Abraham that he will be the father of many nations even though he was advanced in age and his wife was barren. That promise kept Abraham hoping and believing. Just like Abraham, there will be situations in our lives when we seemingly face the impossible. Do you remember how many times you worried about having a shortage in finances for education, rent, food or even business only to see yourself getting over them? You can’t quite explain how it happened but that was God tying up loose ends. How many times does God have to prove Himself to us that He will never forsake or abandon us? He will always make a way even in the “dead ends” of our life. He parted the Red Sea so the Israelites could cross and escape sure death. He will make a way for you and me today. We serve a God whose expertise is doing the impossible. Let’s put our faith in Him today. For where there is faith, God works His miracles.Jess Santos (jesus_santos_07@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: What area in your life today requires your faith muscles to work? Exercise them to the max for God works miracles in the face of His people’s faith. Dear God, increase my faith. Help my unbelief at times. May I experience fully Your favor in my life in Your own perfect time, in Jesus’ name. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The promises that God gives to Abraham are worth reflecting upon as they give us an idea of the scope of God’s power and the depth of His love for us. (See also Genesis 12:1-3). God promises Abraham as many descendants as the stars, if he can count them. In other words, his descendents shall be innumerable. This is good news for us as it means that we are counted among them provided we live our lives with faith, in imitation of Abraham, our Father in faith. Genesis 15:5-12, 17-18 5 The Lord God took Abram outside and said: “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can. Just so,” he added, “shall your descendants be.” 6 Abram put his faith in the LORD, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness. 7 He then said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as a possession.” 8 “O Lord GOD,” he asked, “How am I to know that I shall possess it?” 9 He answered him, “Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old she-goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 He brought him all these, split them in two, and placed each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not cut up. 11 Birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram stayed with them. 12 As the sun was about to set, a trance fell upon Abram, and a deep, terrifying darkness enveloped him. 17 When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch, which passed between those pieces. 18 It was on that occasion that the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the Great River the Euphrates. P S A L M Psalm 27:1, 7-8, 8-9, 13-14 R: The Lord is my light and my salvation. 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? (R) 7 Hear, O LORD, the sound of my call; have pity on me, and answer me. 8 Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks. (R) Your presence, O LORD, I seek. 9 Hide not your face from me; do not in anger repel your servant. You are my helper: cast me not off. (R) 13 I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD with courage; be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD. (R) 2nd READING Paul knows where the focus of his life must be and what this means as far as living his daily Christian walk. Nothing in this life has meaning if it is removed from our faith in Christ. Even eating is a useless task if we do not believe in Christ as all it does is prolong our mortal life for a few more hours. If we believe in Christ, it gives us added time to experience God’s love, discern His will and give our lives in His service. What a difference faith in God makes. Philippians 3:17-4:1 or 3:20-4:1 17 Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us. 18 For many, as I have often told you and now tell you even in tears, conduct themselves as enemies of the cross of Christ. 19 Their end is destruction. Their God is their stomach; their glory is in their “shame.” Their minds are occupied with earthly things. 20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we also await a savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. 21 He will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body by the power that enables him also to bring all things into subjection to himself. 4: 1 Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord. G O S P E L At the Transfiguration, a feast we celebrate every second Sunday of Easter, we are invited to recognize the divine origins of Jesus and see His place in the plan of salvation. No matter how important the Law and the Prophets may have been to Israel, Jesus surpasses them both; He fulfills them and draws them together in His person as the definitive revelation of God’s love for us. Let us draw great hope and inspiration from this story; hope that we will become one with Jesus as are Moses and Elijah; inspiration that we will give our lives in the service of the Gospel as the great men and women of faith have done in the past. Luke 9:28b-36 28 Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. 29 While he was praying his face changed in appearance and his clothing became dazzling white. 30 And behold, two men were conversing with him, Moses and Elijah, 31 who appeared in glory and spoke of his exodus that he was going to accomplish in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and his companions had been overcome by sleep, but becoming fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As they were about to part from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good that we are here; let us make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But he did not know what he was saying. 34 While he was still speaking, a cloud came and cast a shadow over them, and they became frightened when they entered the cloud. 35 Then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my chosen Son; listen to him.” 36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. They fell silent and did not at that time tell anyone what they had seen. my reflections t h i n k : Nothing in this life has meaning if it is removed from our faith in Christ. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Revelation 1-3 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 | Mountain Experiences Since my childhood, I have liked mountain climbing. One of the greatn experiences was when I climbed Mount Sinai with a pilgrim group. Three hours up and up and up. Mount Sinai is in the desert and so you don’t have trees or bushes, only stones and rocks. The last part was exceptionally difficult. But then, once on top of the mountain, all effort and pain and suffering was forgotten. The sunrise and the splendid view were more than a reward. On top of a high mountain, you get a wider perspective; you see things not anymore narrowly as in the valley. Jesus had spoken about His approaching suffering and death. He had mentioned His resurrection but obviously His disciples did not understand what it meant. They focused on His suffering, on His death only. And so Jesus took them up a high mountain to widen their perspective. For a few moments, they were graced to have a glimpse of His divine glory; they began to understand what He meant with resurrection. Suffering and death would not be the end; something beautiful, something indescribable was waiting beyond death. They saw the light of eternal life at the faraway horizon. The Church presents us every year on the second Sunday of Lent with the gospel of the Transfiguration. Last Sunday we heard how Christ was tempted and remembered our own temptations. We are called to resist Satan and repent of our sins. All this can be dark and hard to take. And so we are invited today to join the three apostles up a mountain. We are reminded that sufferings are not the end of our journey through life. Something beautiful lies ahead. Facing the reality of suffering in daily life, God provides us again and again with moments of peace and joy, with moments of feeling ourselves close to God. Cherish these moments; thank God for such moments because He grants them to give us the strength to face and conquer what lies ahead. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Do I focus only or too much on suffering and problems? Do I appreciate when God grants me moments of joy and inner peace? Lord, life is difficult. Thank You for granting me “mountain experiences” once in a while when You let me realize that actually life is beautiful, foreshadowing the even more beautiful eternal life. May suffering never blind me to this truth. Blessed Villana, pray for us. | |
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