 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 8, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Carry the Lord in your heart this Monday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Fanatic or Fai th-Filled? They laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as many as touched it were healed. – Mark 6:56 Alma is an avid movie fan who follows her idol wherever she goes — no matter how far and inconvenient it is for her. When asked what she gets out of being an avid fan, Alma simply said, “The joy of seeing my idol and being with her, even if she does not notice me in the crowd but I am able to at least touch her hand, brings me much happiness. It’s enough to brighten up my day and take away the tiredness of following her around.” God does not require much from us for Him to pour His blessings upon us. It is not a matter of how many novenas we recite, how much time we spend in church or how much of our resources we have offered back to God. All He asks is for us to have faith in Him and obey Him. Then everything else follows. What matters most to God is not what He sees from the outside but the sincerity and love hidden in our heart. God listens to all those who call upon Him in faith. Jane Gonzales (mjsg2468@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: There is no one insignificant in the eyes of God that He would not extend His mercy and love. Forgive me, Lord, at times when I doubt that You hear my cries. Help me to realize that You are by my side and love me unconditionally all the time. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Isaiah’s calling is a good one to reflect upon. It captures an element of truth about our lives, namely that we are all men and women of unclean lips and we do not deserve to be in the service of God. This does not mean that God does not want our service but that we need to have our hearts, minds and tongues purified before we can fully serve in the Kingdom of God. Maybe we will not have to experience a coal being put to our lips like Isaiah, but perhaps that is an easier purification than what we will have to undergo. Isaiah 6:1-2a, 3-8 1 In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a high and lofty throne, with the train of his garment filling the temple. 2 Seraphim were stationed above. 3 They cried one to the other. “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts!” they cried one to the other. “All the earth is filled with his glory!” 4 At the sound of that cry, the frame of the door shook and the house was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said, “Woe is me, I am doomed! For I am a man of unclean lips, living among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, holding an ember which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 He touched my mouth with it. “See,” he said, “now that this has touched your lips, your wickedness is removed, your sin purged.” 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” “Here I am,” I said; “send me!” P S A L M Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8 (1c) R: In the sight of the angels I will sing your praises, Lord. 1 I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; 2 I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name. (R) Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise. 3 When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. (R) 4 All the kings of the earth shall give thanks to you, O LORD, when they hear the words of your mouth; 5 and they shall sing of the ways of the LORD: “Great is the glory of the LORD.” (R) 7 Your right hand saves me. 8 The LORD will complete what he has done for me; your kindness, O LORD, endures forever; forsake not the work of your hands. (R) 2nd READING We stand in a line of tradition as the servants of the Gospel. This means that we do not have a choice as to what we proclaim, only as to how we proclaim it so that the Gospel will truly speak to the hearts of the people of today. The kerygma, or content of the Gospel, is unchanging; it is the truth that today’s world needs to hear in order that people will turn from their materialistic ways and be brought back to following the Gospel in all its simplicity and truth. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 1 I am reminding you, brothers and sisters, of the gospel I preached to you, which you indeed received and in which you also stand. 2 Through it you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you, unless you believed in vain. 3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures; 4 that he was buried; that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures; 5 that he appeared to Kephas, then to the Twelve. 6 After that, he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at once, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. 7 After that he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one born abnormally, he appeared to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me has not been ineffective. Indeed, I have toiled harder than all of them; not I, however, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Therefore, whether it be I or they, so we preach and so you believed. G O S P E L Jesus calls 12 men to have a special role and place in the proclamation of the Gospel. They will be taught and formed by Jesus Himself before being entrusted with the task of bringing the Gospel to the ends of the earth. They have a privileged place in the history of salvation. However, we, too, have a similar responsibility to them, namely to live and proclaim the Gospel to the world. Each of us has a network of family and friends in which we live and love. How well do we witness the life of the Gospel to them? Luke 5:1-11 1 While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. 2 He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. 3 Getting into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, he asked him to put out a short distance from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. 4 After he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and lower your nets for a catch.” 5 Simon said in reply, “Master, we have worked hard all night and have caught nothing, but at your command I will lower the nets.” 6 When they had done this, they caught a great number of fish and their nets were tearing. 7 They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come to help them. They came and filled both boats so that they were in danger of sinking. 8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at the knees of Jesus and said, “Depart from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.” 9 For astonishment at the catch of fish they had made seized him and all those with him, 10 and likewise James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who were partners of Simon. Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching men.” 11 When they brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed him. my reflections t h i n k : Each of us has a network of family and friends in which we live and love. How well do we witness the life of the Gospel to them? _________________________________________________________
God’s special verse/thought for me today________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2 Corinthians 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 | The “Bellboy God” What do you think after reading these few verses in today’s Gospel passage? Impressed? Awed by Jesus’ success? Amazed by Jesus’ healing touch? Wishing you had been there, begging Him to touch you and heal you, too? I cannot blame you for your impressions. Grand success in Galilee, that’s how Mark describes it. He doesn’t even enumerate the places or count those who came to be healed and were healed. But I urge you to think a few months ahead. The same Jesus who experienced a hero’s welcome wherever He went is suddenly alone. His disciples were gone. The crowd was observing and turning hostile towards Him. Nobody stood by Jesus, nobody supported Him. You know what was going on in today’s Gospel passage? It is not about a grand success but about Jesus being used by the people. Yes, they conveniently used Him for their own purposes. They were there to get something from Him but never thought of giving Him something. Unfortunately, that’s human nature. Have you not experienced something similar? No letter, no phone call, no text from a person until he/she needs something from you. How many people go to church for baptism and for a funeral? But when invited to contribute to the parish by joining an organization, they are too busy. How many turn to God only when they need Him? In good hotels, you find bellboys. You ring the bell and they come to carry your luggage or do what you ask him. Is God our bellboy? The Good News is that Jesus healed and healed and gave and gave even though He knew He was being used. And that continues until now. But would it not be nice not to approach God always with requests (or even demands) but to offer God more devotion... more love in return for His blessings? And don’t forget, you love God best when you love your neighbor. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Am I one of the crowds that enjoy God’s help and healing but shy away from returning His favors with more service and love of neighbor? Lord, I am ashamed to approach You because I have discovered myself among those who use You but do not offer something in return for Your graces, blessings and help. Forgive me and remind me more often of this weakness. St. Cuthman, pray for us. | |
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