 | Daily Bible Reflections
for April 6, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Tuesday, never forget how important you are to God.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | WHOM ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” – John 20:15 It had been three days since Jesus was crucified shamefully and Mary Magdalene was in deep grief. To add to her distress, His body disappeared from the tomb. She was too busy crying that she failed to recognize the One for whom she was grieving. She thought He was the gardener. She heard Him. She saw Him. And yet she didn’t recognize Him. Grief, anxiety or any strong emotion has a way of obscuring our vision of God. We are so focused on our feelings that it blinds us from seeing God’s blessing or presence. Proverbs 4:23 tells us above all else to guard our heart for it affects everything we do. Oftentimes, when we are upset or angry, we fail to see God’s hand in our situation. When something bad happens, we allow fear, distress or anxiety into our hearts which overwhelms us and clouds our thinking. The next time some adversity arises, remain calm so that you can think clearly and see things in better perspective. In time, the cloud will clear up and then you will realize — my God, You were there all along! Ronna Ledesma (ronnaledesma@email.com) REFLECTION: When we don’t know where to look for God in our lives, we are often surprised to find Him where we least expected. Lord, let me see You even through the darkness in my life. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Peter tells the people that they have to repent of their sins. On top of this they need to be baptized. Baptism is a sacramental entering into the death and resurrection of Jesus — we join Him in His death on the cross and so make our own His victory over sin. The Holy Spirit empowers us to live in this victory every day of our lives. Acts 2:36-41 36 On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people, “Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Messiah, this Jesus whom you crucified.” 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” 38 Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” 40 He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand persons were added that day. P S A L M Psalm 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 R: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 4 Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works are trustworthy. 5 He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full. (R) 18 See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, 19 to deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. (R) 20 Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield, 22 May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you. (R) G O S P E L In Jesus’ time, women were not considered to be reliable witnesses. The scholars therefore ask why Jesus chose Mary Magdala as the first witness of the Gospel. I think it is His way of saying that all people are equal when it comes to the gift of salvation — God has no favorites. It is important that we respect the dignity of men and women equally and do not see one sex as better than the other. John 20:11-18 11 Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the body of Jesus had been. 13 And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.” 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. 17 Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” 18 Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her. my reflections think: The Holy Spirit empowers us to win victory over sin every day of our lives. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Leviticus 6-7 | |
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| | SABBATH | LIVING THE FULL CHRISTIAN LIFE Sometimes I wonder at our willingness to live only partially empowered by the Holy Spirit. In the Gospel today we hear Jesus say to Mary, “Do not cling to me. I have not yet ascended to my Father.” He is telling Mary that His mission is not yet complete until He returns to the Father and when He, with the Father, will send us the Holy Spirit. If Mary clings to Him now and is not willing to let Hin return to the Father, she will never fully receive the fullness of the benefits of His resurrection. The same is true for us. We need to examine our hearts and minds and decide whether we are willing to settle for a half-empowered Christian existence or if we want to be fully empowered by the Spirit of God. The choice is ours. However, the cost is not insignificant. To live a life surrendered to the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit requires exactly that — the total surrender of our life to the Spirit of God. This means that we have to decide to let go of our own desires and dreams and leave them in the hands of the Spirit. It means living a life of obedience to the will of God, going where He leads us and doing what He asks us to do. This is not an easy thing to do, but it is the only path to the fullness of life in the Spirit. We all have weaknesses and we will always struggle in surrendering our lives to God, but this is not an excuse to give up and allow the flesh within to win. We need to take a stand against the desires and craving of the flesh and commit ourselves to lives of discipleship that know no bounds as regards obedience to God’s will. Jesus fought His temptations in the desert at the beginning of His ministry; we will fight temptation every day of our lives. But the Good News is that all temptation has been overcome in the resurrection of Jesus. Let us surrender our lives to Him through the Spirit and we will have the strength to be His disciple. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: What is the greatest desire of my heart? Am I willing to give it up in order to be a disciple of Jesus? Am I going to decide to follow God’s will and not just my own? Holy Spirit, help me to surrender my life more deeply to the will of God and to allow the Holy Spirit to guide and empower me along His path for my life. St. Brychan, pray for us. | |
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