 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 12, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Friday, work with Him at your side.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | CROWDS “So Jesus took him off by himself, away from the crowd…” – Mark 7:33 Once, we were at Mass when our then three-year-old son tested our patience. After the sermon, the priest paused to give the congregation a time to reflect. But a screeching sound broke the calmness in the room. I opened my eyes to see my son pushing one of the vacant chairs. I snatched him by his arm and told him to close his eyes and pray. He obeyed but, shortly after, cried out, “Wake me up if I fall asleep.” Then the priest asked everyone to open their palms as a sign of accepting Jesus. Our son heard this and made his next move. “Mama, I don’t like my gum anymore,” he said as he took the bubblegum from his mouth and placed it on my wife’s palm. All I could do was smile and put him on my lap before he distracted the other churchgoers. Like the man in the Gospel, we all have our own “crowd.” It may be our work, habitual sins or bad relationships but they all distract us from our desire to be closer to Jesus. That’s why we need to take time to be alone with the Lord. When we do, we’re recharged and can face another day with His grace and strength.Alvin Fabella (alvinfabella@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: Making a daily appointment with God equips us to handle the “crowds” in our life. Lord, I pray for all my concerns for the day. May these concerns motivate me more to seek You rather than distract me away from You. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The seeds of the destruction of Israel began with the sins of Solomon, the results of which continue down to this day. Israel still struggles for its existence and self-determination. For three thousand years, this has continued and there is no end in sight. Christians have let go of this struggle in that we recognize that the Gospel teaches us to have different priorities than ones based on our earthly existence. Let us never forget this truth. 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 29 Jeroboam left Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. The two were alone in the area, and the prophet was wearing a new cloak. 30 Ahijah took off his new cloak, tore it into twelve pieces, 31 and said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself; the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘I will tear away the kingdom from Solomon’s grasp and will give you ten of the tribes. 32 One tribe shall remain to him for the sake of David my servant, and of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel.’” 12: 18 [19] Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day. P S A L M Psalm 81:10-11ab, 12-13, 14-15 R: I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice. 9 [10] “There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. 10 [11] I, the LORD, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt.” (R) 11 [12] “My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not; 12 [13] so I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts; they walked according to their own counsels.” (R) 13 [14] “If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways, 14 [15] quickly would I humble their enemies; against their foes I would turn my hand.” (R) G O S P E L Jesus worked miracles not so that he would become famous but because they express the truth of who He is as the Son of God and the authority that He has been given by His Father. As we read about His wonders and even experience them personally, it is important that we realize that they call us to have faith in God and His power to transform our lives. They are calls to discipleship and the service of the Gospel. Mark 7:31-37 31 Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. 32 And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; 34 then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) 35 And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. 36 He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. 37 They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” my reflections t h i n k : As we read about His wonders, it is important to realize that they call us to have faith in God and His power to transform our lives. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Philippians 1-4 | |
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| | SABBATH | Are you Deaf and Dumb? “Of course not,” you respond indignantly after reading this question. “How dare you ask?” Sorry if I have offended your well-hearing ears and “well-oiled” lips. Let us then have a look at today’s Gospel passage. What could be the significance of the healing of the deaf man which Mark describes so vividly in every detail? He even quotes the exact word Jesus used in Aramaic, “Ephphatha.” In the “Rite of Baptism for Adults” today’s Gospel is read. Then the priest touches with his thumb the ears and the mouth of the candidate and says, “Ephphatha, that is, be opened, that you may profess the faith you have heard, to the praise and glory of God.” This indicates that the person to be baptized may hear physically very well but that there is another deafness and dumbness that has to be healed —a spiritual deafness and dumbness. We were healed from it in baptism but I dare to repeat my question I asked above: “Are you deaf and dumb?” You may hear very well physically, no doubt. But what about spiritual hearing? Let’s have some examples. In church you hear the Gospel and the homily — but do you do what they tell you once you leave the church? That’s one case of spiritual deafness. You hear a neighbor is in need, but forget it conveniently as soon as you have heard it — another case of spiritual deafness. I could go on, but what about dumbness? Oh yes, we all talk a lot but what about sharing the Good News? What about defending our faith? What about inserting in our conversations words and wisdom of Jesus and the saints? How I wish the Lord would be here, put His fingers into our inner ears and touch our tongues with His Spirit that we may begin to listen attentively to the cries of the suffering and share God’s wisdom in our conversations. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Reading today’s Gospel and this reflection, did I realize my spiritual deafness and dumbness? What can I do to overcome it? Lord, spiritually deaf and dumb as I am, I approach You and beg You to spiritually do to me what You did physically to the man in today’s Gospel. St. Julian, pray for us. | |
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