 | Daily Bible Reflections
for April 23, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Friday, work with Him at your side.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | PETER AND PAUL “This man is my chosen instrument to carry my name before the Gentiles, kings, and Israelites.” – Acts 9:15 St. Paul is considered as one of the Fathers of the Church, next to St. Peter, but they’re very different. While Peter had been with Jesus from the start of His ministry, Paul came after. Peter was devoted to Jesus’ teachings while Paul was dedicated to persecuting Christians. In the end, God worked through Paul and he became a saint. People can be classified as Peters and Pauls today, too. There are the Peters, who have always been a believer, have always known God, have been trying to be good ever since they were young. These are the people who grew up knowing Jesus early in life, so following Him is the natural thing to do. And then there are the Pauls, who start out knowing Jesus but in a different and a bit negative way. They’re the ones who couldn’t grasp who Jesus was, and in turn either persecute the Peters, or just plain ignore them. But when God reveals Himself to them, they’re just as devoted to Him as the Peters are. I think that’s why God chose the two saints to be the Fathers of the Church, to show that whatever your background, God works in you and through you.Tina Matanguihan (tina.matanguihan@ gmail.com) REFLECTION: Regardless of whether you’re a Peter or a Paul, God loves you just the same. Lord, give me the same devotion as that of Sts. Peter and Paul. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Was Paul riding a horse on his way to Damascus? The Scripture does not say so — it is one of the many traditions about his conversion that have developed over the years. More pertinent for me, however, is the fact that Paul was on a mission against the Church when he was converted. This tells me that his heart was in the right place but misdirected. What the Holy Spirit did in his conversion was merely correct a single understanding as to the nature and person of Jesus. Thus, Paul’s ministry becomes one for Jesus rather than against Him. Acts 9:1-20 1 Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, that, if he should find any men or women who belonged to the Way, he might bring them back to Jerusalem in chains. 3 On his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?” 5 He said, “Who are you, sir?” The reply came, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. 6 Now get up and go into the city and you will be told what you must do.” 7 The men who were traveling with him stood speechless, for they heard the voice but could see no one. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him to Damascus. 9 For three days he was unable to see, and he neither ate nor drank. 10 There was a disciple in Damascus named Ananias, and the Lord said to him in a vision, “Ananias.” He answered, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 The Lord said to him, “Get up and go to the street called Straight and ask at the house of Judas for a man from Tarsus named Saul. He is there praying, 12 and in a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on him, that he may regain his sight.” 13 But Ananias replied, “Lord, I have heard from many sources about this man, what evil things he has done to your holy ones in Jerusalem. 14 And here he has authority from the chief priests to imprison all who call upon your name.” 15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for this man is a chosen instrument of mine to carry my name before Gentiles, kings, and Israelites, 16 and I will show him what he will have to suffer for my name.” 17 So Ananias went and entered the house; laying his hands on him, he said, “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18 Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. He got up and was baptized, 19 and when he had eaten, he recovered his strength. He stayed some days with the disciples in Damascus, 20 and he began at once to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. P S A L M Psalm 117:1bc, 2 R: Go out to all the world and tell the Good News. 1 Praise the LORD, all you nations; glorify him, all you peoples! (R) 2 For steadfast is his kindness toward us, and the fidelity of the LORD endures forever. (R) G O S P E L This teaching on the Eucharist is difficult to understand and accept. The Jews are struggling with it; the great theologians of the faith have struggled with it; we are still struggling to understand it fully today. In fact, we will never fully understand the wonder and grace of the Eucharist. However, it is also one of the most beautiful mysteries. More beautiful is the fact that it is always available to us in the Church. John 6:52-59 52 The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53 Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. 54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. 55 For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. 57 Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” 59 These things he said while teaching in the synagogue in Capernaum. my reflections t h i n k : We will never fully understand the wonder and grace of the Eucharist. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | THE MIRACLE OF A LIFE THAT IS PAUL If you want to see what the Gospel can do to a person’s life, think of the story of St. Paul. Has there ever been a greater turnaround than his? In the witness of St. Paul’s life, there is enough to inspire all of us to greater acts of faith for the sake of God’s Kingdom. The turnaround that we see in the life of this man is nothing short of a miracle. About the only thing Paul had going for him from a Christian point of view was an incredible desire and zeal to do the will of God. It is just that this zeal was initially very misdirected. For those of us who do not have the same sort of dramatic conversion, this does not mean our conversion to Jesus is any less authentic or worthy of praise. God works with each of us as individuals in the way that is best for us. What is critical to the ongoing process of conversion is that we never lose the desire to be obedient to God’s call. God will continue to call each of us every day of our lives. He will call us to conversion and service of the Gospel until the day we die. You will never be on holiday from your faith if you remain obedient to God’s call. Paul’s life is all the more extraordinary when we consider the amount of suffering he endured for the Gospel — beatings, stoning, shipwreck, persecution, wild animals, etc. Nothing could stop the man from being obedient to God’s call. This is what the Church needs today to combat the powerful forces of secularism and materialism. As Christians today, we need to stand up and fight against the philosophies that downplay the dignity of human life in order to exalt individualism and wealth. The prosperity gospel as proclaimed in so many Protestant settings, and even some Catholic ones, is an abomination to the Gospel of Christ. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Have I fallen for the prosperity gospel’s teaching of associating wealth with faithfulness to God? Father, help me to realize that faithfulness and obedience to You are rewarded in the gift of eternal life. Yes, I may have wealth here on earth but help me not to focus on it as it will all pass away and has nothing to do with eternal life with You. St. Felix, pray for us. | |
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