 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 16, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Reflect God?s love to every person you meet this Tuesday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | When It’s Time for Change “Do you want to be well?” – John 5:6 For years, this crippled man would go to the same spot, doing the same thing day in and day out. One day, someone offered him help to have him operated on so he can walk again and find a more decent work than begging. But this man refused to be helped. God has provided us everything we need to make our lives better. But we need to work on it as well. We cannot expect great things to happen without us making it happen. If we find ourselves in a bad situation now, it’s good to ask if we’re here because of something we’re not doing. Complaining, being jealous and criticizing others will not make things any better. We must not blame others for the bad things that happen in our lives. It’s one thing to say we want our situation to change; it’s something else to actually do something about it.Jane Gonzales (mjsg2468@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: If you have been in the same situation for a long time and nothing is changing, you may need to stop what you are doing and start doing something else. Dear Father, guide me in my ways and lead me to where I should be. May I have the courage to do what is necessary and to change what needs to be changed. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING God’s blessings and goodness are without measure; we can never exhaust them. Our own resources are always limited and close to exhaustion, but with God we never have to fear running out of anything. This is God’s promise to us, a promise that is rooted in His love for us. Let us never forget it and live according to it each day. Ezekiel 47:1-9, 12 1 The angel brought me, Ezekiel, back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing out from beneath the threshold of the temple toward the east, for the facade of the temple was toward the east; the water flowed down from the southern side of the temple, south of the altar. 2 He led me outside by the north gate, and around to the outer gate facing the east, where I saw water trickling from the southern side. 3 Then when he had walked off to the east with a measuring cord in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and had me wade through the water, which was ankle-deep. 4 He measured off another thousand and once more had me wade through the water, which was now knee-deep. Again he measured off a thousand and had me wade; the water was up to my waist. 5 Once more he measured off a thousand, but there was now a river through which I could not wade; for the water had risen so high it had become a river that could not be crossed except by swimming. 6 He asked me, “Have you seen this, son of man?” Then he brought me to the bank of the river, where he had me sit. 7 Along the bank of the river I saw very many trees on both sides. 8 He said to me, “This water flows into the eastern district down upon the Arabah, and empties into the sea, the salt waters, which it makes fresh. 9 Wherever the river flows, every sort of living creature that can multiply shall live, and there shall be abundant fish, for wherever this water comes the sea shall be made fresh. 12 Along both banks of the river, fruit trees of every kind shall grow; their leaves shall not fade, nor their fruit fail. Every month they shall bear fresh fruit, for they shall be watered by the flow from the sanctuary. Their fruit shall serve for food, and their leaves for medicine.” P S A L M Psalm 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9 R: The Lord of hosts is with us; our stronghold is the God of Jacob. 1 [2] God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. 2 [3] Therefore we fear not, though the earth be shaken and mountains plunge into the depths of the sea. (R) 4 [5] There is a stream whose runlets gladden the city of God, the holy dwelling of the Most High. 5 [6] God is in its midst; it shall not be disturbed; God will help it at the break of dawn. (R) 7 [8] The LORD of hosts is with us; our stronghold is the God of Jacob. 8 [9] Come! behold the deeds of the LORD, the astounding things he has wrought on earth. (R) G O S P E L There are always going to be times when we need others to help us achieve what God wants us to do. This is the nature of the community of faith to which we belong. There are also times when it will be wholly up to us as individuals, with the help of the Holy Spirit, of course, to get things done. Life is a mixture of the two and we had better get used to this fact. We need the help of others at times, just as they will need our help at other times. John 5:1-16 1 There was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem at the Sheep Gate a pool called in Hebrew Bethesda, with five porticoes. 3 In these lay a large number of ill, blind, lame, and crippled. [4] 4 5 One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had been ill for a long time, he said to him, “Do you want to be well?” 7 The sick man answered him, “Sir, I have no one to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; while I am on my way, someone else gets down there before me.” 8 Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your mat, and walk.” 9 Immediately the man became well, took up his mat, and walked. Now that day was a sabbath. 10 So the Jews said to the man who was cured, “It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for you to carry your mat.” 11 He answered them, “The man who made me well told me, ‘Take up your mat and walk.’ ” 12 They asked him, “Who is the man who told you, ‘Take it up and walk’?” 13 The man who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had slipped away, since there was a crowd there. 14 After this Jesus found him in the temple area and said to him, “Look, you are well; do not sin any more, so that nothing worse may happen to you.” 15 The man went and told the Jews that Jesus was the one who had made him well. 16 Therefore, the Jews began to persecute Jesus because he did this on a sabbath. my reflections t h i n k : We need the help of others at times, just as they will need our help at other times. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | Let us not lose the Right Focus Unlike us who have so many churches, chapels and shrines, the people of Israel had just one unique Temple in Jerusalem where the Ark of the Covenant was kept. Perhaps, this was Yahweh-God’s way of educating the people in the most important tenet of the faith: that there is only One God. It is however striking to notice that through the years, the traditions, the rituals, the elements of worship came to be emphasized in Judaism. The ordinary people began to be more concerned about the grandeur of the Temple, the details of the burnt sacrifices, etc. In our Gospel, we read how the sick and the beggars began to weave interesting anecdotes about the virtue of the waters in the pool by the Sheep Gate. The highlight of the narration was the healing of one lame man, unable to walk for 38 years. Jesus demonstrated to him that it is not the virtuous waters of the pool, or even the descent of an angel, but the simple focus and faith on Jesus’ person that communicates the fullness of power. We are not far from the experience of the man whom Jesus encountered and challenged in the Gospel. We often attach undue importance to minute details of faith and religion, and we also lose our focus on the essence of Christianity: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Crucified and Risen Savior. In one Marian event held last 2008 at The Tent of the Global City in Taguig, acknowledged Marian devotee June Keithley was candid enough to say: “I have come to a point in my life when I have grown tired of chasing apparitions!” Let us learn to grow in our appreciation of the various rich traditions of our Christian and Catholic faith. But let this religiosity not blur our vision of the cornerstone: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Crucified and Risen One. Only in His Name is there salvation, power and wisdom. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: In your prayer today, focus on Jesus: His person, His fullness as God-Man, the total Mystery of His Incarnation and Paschal Sacrifice. Just repeat the holy Name: “Jesus… Jesus…Jesus…Jesus…” Experience how to abandon your cares and anxieties to Him. Lord Jesus Christ, You are the focal point and the essence of my belief. Don’t let the miracles and other blessings You send my way distract me from this fact. St. Hilary, pray for us. | |
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