 | Daily Bible Reflections
for April 20, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
God has a great plan for your life?including this Tuesday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | ANCHORS OF FAITH “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you?“ – John 6:30 In 1948, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared as the Our Lady, Mary Mediatrix of All Graces, to novice Teresita Castillo at the Carmel Monastery in Lipa City, Batangas. Accompanying the apparitions were showers of rose petals that had images of Jesus. As many as half a million devotees, including then President Elpidio Quirino, flocked to the site. My grand aunt, Sr. Elizabeth OCD, a nun at the monastery and a witness to the events, shared with me her testimonies during my regular visits. I believe. To this day, I treasure one of the rose petals from the shower that she gave me. My cousin Raymond recently became a devotee after he was miraculously cured of cystic nephroma, a rare renal tumor. His physical healing ushered in his spiritual rebirth and that of his family. Teresita saw. Sr. Elizabeth witnessed. Raymond experienced. I learned. Devotees heard. We each have different levels of exposure and experience but we all believe in Our Lady. Our Catholic faith, unlike science, is not about what we see, touch, smell, hear or taste. We simply believe and trust in God. A miracle to affirm it should just be a bonus. Marie Franco (rfranco@its.jnj.com) REFLECTION: Are we still waiting for something before we reform our lives according to His word? Father God, grant me the grace to remain steadfast in my faith in You. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Pride is an incredible stumbling block for faith as humility is at the root of any faith response to God. There will come a time in each of our lives when we will have to give in and say that we cannot save ourselves and be content to allow the grace of the Spirit to bring us the gift of salvation. We need to discern when to stand firm in our beliefs and when to be ready to let go of false beliefs so that we can embrace and live the truth freely. Acts 7:51-8:1a 51 Stephen said to the people, the elders, and the scribes: “You stiff-necked people, uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always oppose the Holy Spirit; you are just like your ancestors. 52 Which of the prophets did your ancestors not persecute? They put to death those who foretold the coming of the righteous one, whose betrayers and murderers you have now become. 53 You received the law as transmitted by angels, but you did not observe it.” 54 When they heard this, they were infuriated, and they ground their teeth at him. 55 But he, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God, 56 and he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57 But they cried out in a loud voice, covered their ears, and rushed upon him together. 58 They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. 59 As they were stoning Stephen, he called out, “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60 Then he fell to his knees and cried out in a loud voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them”; and when he said this, he fell asleep. 8: 1 Now Saul was consenting to his execution. P S A L M Psalm 31:3cd-4, 6, 7b, 8a, 17, 21ab R: Into your hands, O Lord, I commend my spirit. 2 [3] Be my rock of refuge, a stronghold to give me safety. 3 [4] You are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake you will lead and guide me. (R) 5 [6] Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God. 6 [7] My trust is in the LORD; 7 [8] I will rejoice and be glad of your mercy. (R) 16 [17] Let your face shine upon your servant; save me in your kindness. 20 [21] You hide them in the shelter of your presence from the plottings of men. (R) G O S P E L Jesus associates the gift of the Eucharist and the Jews’ recollection of how Moses fed them in their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land. Jesus tells us that the Eucharist is a far greater remembrance than that of the Old Testament one. Jesus starts with the premise that what we are dealing with in the Eucharist is food for eternal life, not something that just feeds our bodies for a few days at a time. John 6:30-35 30 The crowd said to Jesus: “What sign can you do, that we may see and believe in you? What can you do? 31 Our ancestors ate manna in the desert, as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ ” 32 So Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, it was not Moses who gave the bread from heaven; my Father gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 So they said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst.” my reflections t h i n k : Pride is an incredible stumbling block of any faith as humility is at the root of any faith response to God. _________________________________________________________
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 Numbers 19-21 | |
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| | SABBATH | THE OLD GIVES WAY TO THE NEW Human beings tend to like consistency and resist change. This is especially true when it comes to our faith lives. Jesus speaks of the Bread of Life and the Jews immediately remember their experience in the desert for 40 years. Could there be any greater or better understanding given to the idea of “bread of life”? Jesus tells them that the past was merely a symbol or forerunner for the future, and the future is now with them in His person. He, Jesus, is the Bread of Life come down from heaven to provide not just the means by which all will receive eternal life, but also food for the journey to get there. This is too much for many Jews to understand and they begin to resist the whole idea. Jesus continues to gently explain it to them and the rest of Chapter 6 of John’s Gospel tells us the story. As Christians, we can gain great insight into a true understanding of the title of Jesus as “Bread of Life” by going back to the Old Testament experience of the Jews. This is true for many of the concepts from the Old Testament that Jesus transforms through His life and preaching. We need to prepare ourselves for change so that Jesus can lead us on our journey. There will be constant challenges in our faith walk as the Holy Spirit invites us to expand our minds and hearts as we journey with Him. He wants to take us deeper into our faith so that we can experience the fullness of God’s love. We need to be ready to go to places we never dreamed of going but this will require letting go of our comfort zones and embracing the adventure that always accompanies the work of the Holy Spirit. A few years ago, I learned a new Christian song that talked about our faith journey as being “the ride of a lifetime.” Forget about Disneyland and all the fun parks and joyrides of your youth. Faith in Jesus is the greatest adventure ride you will ever take. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Am I ready to let go of my comfort zones and allow the Spirit to lead me to new places and experiences? Father, You desire the best for me and the fullness of life comes only to those ready to let go and take Your offer of the “ride of a lifetime!” Grant me a willing spirit. St. Marian, pray for us. | |
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