 | Daily Bible Reflections
for April 3, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Prepare Your Heart For Your Rising! Today is Holy Saturday. Spend a part of this day being quiet before God. Let Him speak to you.
This Saturday, follow the Spirit of God leading you.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | HOLY SATURDAY FREE to obey … our old self was crucified with him, so that… we might no longer be in slavery to sin. – Romans 6:6 Grumbler. Disobedient. Proud. These were my workplace traits. As a young professional striving to move up, I would almost always find a way to complain about what my boss would tell me. I’d question his wisdom, thinking, “I know about computers more than him. I know what I am doing!” Consequently, running into trouble at work was a normal happening. I didn’t know that when I disobeyed my boss, I was disobeying the Lord. As I got renewed in the Spirit, I came across the Word in Romans 13:1-2 which says, “Let every person be subordinated to the higher authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been established by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed.” I repented. As I strive to obey the Word now, I am blessed. The Lord is prospering my work and blessing all my undertakings (Deuteronomy 28:12). REFLECTION: “Don’t just do what you have to do to get by, but work heartily, as Christ’s servants doing what God wants you to do. And work with a smile on your face, always keeping in mind that no matter who happens to be giving the orders, you’re really serving God.” (Ephesians 6:6-7, The Message) Grant me,Lord, the grace to obey the authorities You’ve set above me. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING As we journey through Salvation History tonight with the readings of the Easter Vigil, let us open our hearts to the wonder of the journey from Creation, from sin and destruction to redemption and the offer of eternal life through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. The Church in all her wisdom has discerned that these readings capture the essence of all that we celebrate tonight, namely the gift of our redemption. Take time out to ask the Holy Spirit what He wants to say to you through them. Genesis 1:1-2:2 (or 1:1, 26-31a or Genesis 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 or Exodus 14:15-15:1 or Exodus 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18 or Isaiah 54:5-14 or Isaiah 55:1-11 or Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 or Baruch 3:9-15, 32-4:4 or Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28 or Isaiah 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6) 1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth, 2 the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” Thus evening came, and morning followed — the first day. 6 Then God said, “Let there be a dome in the middle of the waters, to separate one body of water from the other.” And so it happened: 7 God made the dome, and it separated the water above the dome from the water below it. 8 God called the dome “the sky.” Evening came, and morning followed — the second day. 9 Then God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into a single basin, so that the dry land may appear.” And so it happened: the water under the sky was gathered into its basin, and the dry land appeared. 10 God called the dry land “the earth,” and the basin of the water he called “the sea.” God saw how good it was. 11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth vegetation: every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it.” And so it happened: 12 the earth brought forth every kind of plant that bears seed and every kind of fruit tree on earth that bears fruit with its seed in it. God saw how good it was. 13 Evening came, and morning followed — the third day. 14 Then God said: “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years, 15 and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth.” And so it happened: 16 God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars. 17 God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was. 19 Evening came, and morning followed — the fourth day. 20 Then God said, “Let the water teem with an abundance of living creatures, and on the earth let birds fly beneath the dome of the sky.” And so it happened: 21 God created the great sea monsters and all kinds of swimming creatures with which the water teems, and all kinds of winged birds. God saw how good it was, 22 and God blessed them, saying, “Be fertile, multiply, and fill the water of the seas; and let the birds multiply on the earth.” 23 Evening came, and morning followed — the fifth day. 24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth all kinds of living creatures: cattle, creeping things, and wild animals of all kinds.” And so it happened: 25 God made all kinds of wild animals, all kinds of cattle, and all kinds of creeping things of the earth. God saw how good it was. 26 Then God said: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground.” 27 God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them, saying: “Be fertile and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and all the living things that move on the earth.” 29 God also said: “See, I give you every seed-bearing plant all over the earth and every tree that has seed-bearing fruit on it to be your food; 30 and to all the animals of the land, all the birds of the air, and all the living creatures that crawl on the ground, I give all the green plants for food.” And so it happened. 31 God looked at everything he had made, and he found it very good. Evening came, and morning followed — the sixth day. 2: 1 Thus the heavens and the earth and all their array were completed. 2 Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken. P S A L M Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 (or Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35 or Psalm 33:4-5, 6-7, 12-13, 20-22 or Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11 or Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13 or Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 11 or Psalm 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4 or Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19) R: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. 1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his mercy endures forever. 2 Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.” (R) 16 The right hand of the LORD has struck with power; the right hand of the LORD is exalted.” 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. (R) 22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. (R) 2nd READING Even the Liturgy of the Easter Vigil is worth reflecting on, beginning with the Easter fire, a purifying fire that provides for us the light of Christ as represented by the Easter Candle that will burn for the whole Easter Season. Then the Liturgy of Baptism is celebrated whereby we remember that it is through Baptism that we enter into the gift of salvation. And finally, we celebrate the Eucharist that is the eternal memorial of the gift of salvation offered to us through the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Romans 6:3-11 3 Brothers and sisters: Are you unaware that we who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were indeed buried with him through baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live in newness of life. 5 For if we have grown into union with him through a death like his, we shall also be united with him in the resurrection. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him, so that our sinful body might be done away with, that we might no longer be in slavery to sin. 7 For a dead person has been absolved from sin. 8 If, then, we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, raised from the dead, dies no more; death no longer has power over him. 10 As to his death, he died to sin once and for all; as to his life, he lives for God. 11 Consequently, you too must think of yourselves as [being] dead to sin and living for God in Christ Jesus. G O S P E L Finally, we need to stop a moment and ask ourselves, “Where does all of this fit into my life, or does it? How well do I reflect these realities in all that I do and say? How can the Holy Spirit further purify me and transform my life?” This is our faith that we celebrate tonight. May each of our lives draw closer to the realities and truths that we are proclaiming and celebrating in the name of Jesus and His Church. Luke 24:1-12 1 At daybreak on the first day of the week they took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. 2 They found the stone rolled away from the tomb; 3 but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 While they were puzzling over this, behold, two men in dazzling garments appeared to them. 5 They were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground. They said to them, “Why do you seek the living one among the dead? 6 He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day.” 8 And they remembered his words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and announced all these things to the eleven and to all the others. 10 The women were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James; the others who accompanied them also told this to the apostles, 11 but their story seemed like nonsense and they did not believe them. 12 But Peter got up and ran to the tomb, bent down, and saw the burial cloths alone; then he went home amazed at what had happened. my reflections think: How can the Holy Spirit further purify me and transform my life? _________________________________________________________
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 Exodus 37-40 | |
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| | SABBATH | DEATH GIVES WAY TO LIFE I am sure we have all heard the saying that the two sure things in life are death and taxes. I want to talk a little about the first of these, not as the end of life but as the means by which we enter new life, or a new phase of our lives. The resurrection of Jesus that we celebrate at the Easter Vigil is a celebration of life from death. There is no resurrection without first Jesus’ death on the cross, and so to understand the resurrection we must first understand the meaning of His death. In order to do this, I want to use the part of Romans 6 that speaks to an understanding of the Sacrament of Baptism. It is this Sacrament that links the death of Christ (being buried with Christ in death caused by our sins) to rising with Him to new life in the resurrection. In the early Church, when a catechumen was baptized, they were submerged in water to symbolize death to sin in their lives. They were preferably held under the water for a period of time so that when they eventually emerge they will be gasping for air — thus symbolizing coming into new life. As we celebrate the Easter Vigil tonight, let us be mindful of the symbols we see: the light of the Easter Fire (dispelling the darkness of sin); the waters of Baptism (giving entry into the Church for new converts) and the words of the Scripture Readings that trace salvation history from the time of Creation down to the life of Jesus. We need to listen carefully and allow these symbols to draw us into the drama that we celebrate tonight. Let us allow our faith to be rekindled by the Spirit of God so that we can better understand and thus live more fully the mystery of our faith. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Do I really understand the significance of tonight’s liturgy? Have I ever celebrated Easter with a deep and personal faith? Jesus, help me to both understand and better celebrate my faith in You tonight so that I may give witness to the Gospel through the way I live my life. St. Fara, pray for us. | |
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