 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 22, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Carry the Lord in your heart this Monday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | The Weed He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” – Matthew 16:15 “They’re just wild flowers, Jane. We actually call them weeds.” My friends were laughing at me as I tried to take a picture of dandelions while we were hiking up a mountain. I didn’t know then that dandelions are considered weeds but I find them real pretty so I focused my lens on a flower and took a picture of it. “Hmm, that turns out real nice,” commented my friend after seeing the picture I took. I replied “I guess it’s all a matter of perspective.” God, just like the weeds, can be found anywhere and everywhere and our knowledge of Him determines the kind of relationship we have with Him. Sometimes it can go to the extremes. Either we know so little about Him that we do not even know how to relate with Him, or we think we know much that we take Him for granted and focus on something else. It’s all a matter of where we put God in our lives and what takes most of our attention. It’s all a matter of what we prioritize and what we set aside. Jane Gonzales (mjsg2468@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: To walk closer to Him each day is the reason why God made us. It is the best way to know Him. Oh God, ignite a flame of passion in my heart that burns with desire to know You more and to understand Your ways more fully. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Leaders in the Church have a tremendous responsibility. They will be judged on their performance by God and not by any earthly authority. We might think that this is a good thing, as we know our God is loving and merciful. However, He is also just and true. Scriptures are clear that those who fail to exercise the gifts they have been given and do not remain true to their responsibility as leaders will be severely judged. We have recently witnessed in the Church around the world the failure of leadership in many scandals. Let us seek to reverse these by praying that our leaders will truly exercise their authority according to the grace and example of Christ. 1 Peter 5:1-4 1 Beloved: I exhort the presbyters among you, as a fellow presbyter and witness to the sufferings of Christ and one who has a share in the glory to be revealed. 2 Tend the flock of God in your midst, [overseeing] not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly. 3 Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock. 4 And when the chief Shepherd is revealed, you will receive the unfading crown of glory. P S A L M Psalm 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; 3 he refreshes my soul. (R) 4 Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. (R) 5 You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (R) 6 Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come. (R) G O S P E L Jesus entrusts the leadership of the apostles, and consequently the Church, to Peter. Whether we like it or not, the Church has a human and fallible leader. However, this is clearly the structure that Christ willed to establish so we trust that the Holy Spirit will work through it as we all do our best to support and strengthen it. Let us pray for our Pope that he will always be a holy man and lead us closer to Jesus through his example and teaching. Matthew 16:13-19 13 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. 18 And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” my reflections t h i n k : L et us pray for our Pope that he will always be a holy man and lead us closer to Jesus through his example and teaching. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Hebrews 9-13 | |
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| | SABBATH | A Holy Chair? Somebody asked me once on February 22, “Father, since when did we venerate chairs as saints? Isn’t that idolatry?” Don’t laugh! It’s a very good question. Does a chair become holy because St. Peter used to sit on it? Did he in his time actually have a special chair? Probably not. So, what is today’s feast all about? The ancient Romans celebrated on February 22 the festival of “Parentalia.” It was a day when the ancestors were remembered — as we do today on November 2, All Souls Day. During the celebration, usually a meal, a chair was decorated to represent and honor the dead. In other words, not the chair was honored or venerated but the deceased person(s) the chair represents. For the Christian community in Rome, Peter was without doubt the most important ancestor and so this feast became part of the liturgical calendar. As you know very well, Peter was not a hero from the beginning even though he was able to proclaim Jesus as the Messiah, which Jesus saw as a special inspiration from God. But he denied Jesus. Peter also was not near the Cross. And when we read the Acts of the Apostles carefully together with the letters of St. Paul, we can see that Peter had difficulties to stand up for what he believed in. There is a nice legend about Peter and a small church in Rome commemorates the event. During the persecution Peter got scared — again. So he left Rome and outside the city he met the Lord. “Quo vadis, Domine?” he asked, “Where are you going, Lord?” And Jesus answered, “I go to Rome to be crucified in your stead.” Ashamed, Peter turned around and was arrested. When he was about to be crucified he asked to hang there upside down because he did not feel worthy of dying the same way his beloved Master died. It is never too late to become a hero of faith. It might not be death that makes us finally heroes; it may be a situation when we have to stand up for our faith, for our Christian values and convictions. May we not miss that most important moment – as St. Peter did not miss it. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Do I pray regularly for the successor of St. Peter? Do I prepare myself in prayer for that moment when courage is demanded from me to defend my faith? Lord, today I pray for the successor of St. Peter, our Holy Father. May he have the strength and courage to guide Your Church through difficult times and guide us without fear. Amen. St. Elwin, pray for us. | |
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