 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 20, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Be filled with God?s joy this Saturday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Heaven’s Math So a division occurred in the crowd because of him. – John 7:43 A division occurred in my life when I was a young teen. When I came to know the Lord in a personal way at 14, I had to part ways with old friends and hook up with new ones who helped me know and love the Lord more. A division occurred in my life when I was in my early 20s. I left my family and home to live in a community center where I could serve the Lord 24/7. A division occurred in my life when I was in my early 30s. I left the community where I had grown up and joined a new one where I could grow even more. At every point where a division occurred, there were tears and a subtraction of something. Friends. Family. Community. But with every division came addition and multiplication as well. Addition of new friends. New family. New community. And a multiplication of love, maturity and blessing. That’s why, I’ve learned never to fear heaven’s math. Because where God divides and subtracts, He multiplies and adds so much more.Rissa Singson-Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com) REFLECTION: Sometimes God empties our hand so we can receive more. Lord, I believe You prune me for a purpose. I surrender to Your sovereign plan for my life. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Jeremiah struggles with his calling, particularly as he rarely sees much to vindicate his words and suffering at the hands of the people. It is not that he does not have faith and trust in God; it is just that they are often stretched to the limit. Does that sound familiar to you? As we follow the Lord’s path, we will often find ourselves stretched to the limit and seemingly even beyond. There is nothing to fear as He promises us that He will never test us beyond our strength. Jeremiah 11:18-20 18 I knew their plot because the LORD informed me; at that time you, O LORD, showed me their doings. 19 Yet, I, like a trusting lamb led to slaughter, had not realized that they were hatching plots against me: “Let us destroy the tree in its vigor; let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will not be spoken no more.” 20 “But you, O Lord of hosts, O just Judge, searcher of mind and heart, let me witness the vengeance you take on them, for to you I have entrusted my cause!” P S A L M Psalm 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12 R: O Lord, my God, in you I take refuge. 1 [2] O LORD, my God, in you I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers and rescue me, 2 [3] lest I become like the lion’s prey, to be torn to pieces, with no one to rescue me. (R) 8 [9] Do me justice, O LORD, because I am just, and because of the innocence that is mine. 9 [10] Let the malice of the wicked come to an end, but sustain the just, O searcher of heart and soul, O just God. (R) 10 [11] A shield before me is God, who saves the upright of heart; 11 [12] a just judge is God, a God who punishes day by day. (R) G O S P E L The Pharisees stand firm in their opposition to Jesus while many of those around them begin to believe in Him. The process of conversion and faith often takes a person on a long and winding journey. We need to be patient with ourselves, and also those whom we disciple, as we journey towards a deeper faith in Christ. It may take time, but we will get there in the end. John 7:40-53 40 Some in the crowd who heard these words of Jesus said, “This is truly the Prophet.” 41 Others said, “This is the Christ.” But others said, “The Christ will not come from Galilee, will he? 42 Does not scripture say that the Messiah will be of David’s family and come from Bethlehem, the village where David lived?” 43 So a division occurred in the crowd because of him. 44 Some of them even wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him. 45 So the guards went to the chief priests and Pharisees, who asked them, “Why did you not bring him?” 46 The guards answered, “Never before has anyone spoken like this one.” 47 So the Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? 48 Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? 49 But this crowd, which does not know the law, is accursed.” 50 Nicodemus, one of their members who had come to him earlier, said to them, 51 “Does our law condemn a person before it first hears him and finds out what he is doing?” 52 They answered and said to him, “You are not from Galilee also, are you? Look and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.” 53 Then each went to his own house. my reflections t h i n k : We need to be patient with ourselves, and also those whom we disciple, as we journey towards a deeper faith in Christ. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | Ambience My first extensive exposure in doing Pauline mission in Mindanao was in the sub-region of “ZamBaSuLa.” These are the localities of Zamboanga, Basilan, Sulu and Lanao, which are collectively seen as the critical portion of Mindanao. While moving around these places for various conferences on the life and works of St. Paul, I had to endure the standard practice of moving around with a military escort. So, when I received the invitation to meet with the delegates for the 36th Diocesan Clergy of Mindanao (DCM) Convention that was scheduled for Lake Sebu in South Cotabato, I started to visualize an event that will be characterized by a strong military presence and a lot of caution. The event, graced by a little less than 400 diocesan priests and around 10 bishops all over Mindanao, turned out to be a festive and recharging experience of fellowship, prayer and inputs. The town of Lake Sebu itself presented a relaxing ambience that was truly a lot different from the “alarmist” condition of Basilan. The lush mountains, the lake, the seven waterfalls, the cool air, the rustic sounds of Tiboli gongs and tinklers, the peaceful atmosphere of coexistence amongst the natives and the guests left pleasant memories. Whether we like it or not, our attitudes, dispositions and values are influenced by the environment that we are in, or that we come from. Galilee was geographically proximate to the many pagan and foreign nations that made incursions into the land of Palestine. It was referred to then as the “Galilee of the Gentiles.” No wonder that the purist leaders, the chief priests and the Pharisees, thought that it could have been illogical for the Messiah to come from there. We should never forget however that we are not simply at the mercy of atmosphere or environment. Our God-given intellect and inner volition make it possible for us to choose which good things from our environment we should imbibe, and which ones we should filter. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: Evaluate the environment and ambience that you now have at home, in the workplace, in your social life. Are the conditions in these places conducive to your spiritual and total well-being or not? What are the influences that you should learn to filter and regulate? Help me, Lord, to discern what are the good influences around me. Let me be a good example, too. St. Alexandra and Companions, pray for us. | |
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