 | Daily Bible Reflections
for May 24, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Be God?s blessing to the world this Monday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | NOT SEEING Although you have not seen him you love him. – 1 Peter 1: 8 “Two red stripes.” When Gina tested positive with our first child, we were very excited as most first time would-be parents. There were no telltale signs yet. No bulging tummy, no morning sickness, not even a change of feeling. Yet we knew that we were going to have a baby. Even if we had not seen. There are those who say that Jesus was just a figment of imagination, a fairy tale conjured by long-ago deceivers to gain wealth or spread the Roman empire. Despite the historical evidence that Jesus lived, many still deny Him. Nobody in our lifetime or even several lifetimes ago have seen Jesus, yet we believe in Him. I asked myself why. In His words in the Bible, I hear Him speak to me. In the Catholic Church, keeper of the Faith, I abide in His authority. In our community, Ligaya ng Panginoon, His nourishment for me and for brothers and sisters sustain us. In my family and those around me, I feel His love. In my heart, He lives. Jun Asis (mabuting.balita@gmail.com) REFLECTION: Have you seen Jesus lately? And moreover, have others seen Jesus in you? Dear Jesus, give me eyes and a heart that see Your love in all things. Make others see You in me in the way I live my life for You. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING St. Peter tells us that our hoped for inheritance is unfading, undefiled, imperishable and kept in heaven. What a glorious life in store for us if we remain faithful to God in this life. As Hamlet might say, “Aye, there’s the rub!” We have to respond to the gift of grace God gives us — not to earn salvation and eternal life, but in order to accept it. Salvation is a free gift offered to us by God. The question is, are we going to receive it? 1 Peter 1:3-9 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you 5 who by the power of God are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time. 6 In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9 as you attain the goal of [your] faith, the salvation of your souls. P S A L M Psalm 111:1-2, 5-6, 9, 10c R: The Lord will remember his covenant for ever. 1 I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart in the company and assembly of the just. 2 Great are the works of the LORD, exquisite in all their delights. (R) 5 He has given food to those who fear him; he will forever be mindful of his covenant. 6 He has made known to his people the power of his works, giving them the inheritance of the nations. (R) 9 He has sent deliverance to his people; he has ratified his covenant forever; holy and awesome is his name. 10 His praise endures forever. (R) GOSPEL The key to understanding the demand of Jesus to “sell all and give the proceeds to the poor” is to recognize that what He is saying is really that we must be detached from everything that attaches us to the world so that we are totally free for the work of the Kingdom of God. Jesus calls the young man to make a fundamental choice, “Is he going to allow his life to be governed by the attractions of the world or is he going to be governed by the promises and truths of the Kingdom of God?” Mark 10:17-27 17 As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.’ ” 20 He replied and said to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.” 21 Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to [the] poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” 22 At that statement his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions. 23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24 The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to pass through [the] eye of [a] needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” 26 They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, “Then who can be saved?” 27 Jesus looked at them and said, “For human beings it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.” my reflections think: Salvation is a free gift offered to us by God. Are we going to receive it? _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 1Samuel 29-31 | |
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| | SABBATH | SOLO DIOS BASTA Christian poverty is the virtue of personal and complete freedom from all inordinate attachments, in view of dedicating the self to God and His kingdom in a radical and perfect way. Like any virtue, poverty is grace from God and is more than a mere result of human efforts. Jesus does not praise destitution; He promotes correct detachment from people and things. Jesus does not want us to have miserable lives. He wants us to live simple lives. He is not pleased with sacrifice for the sake of sacrifice alone. Jesus is pleased with detachment from everything — a requirement He demands from whoever wishes to follow Him. Not everything we want, we need. Some of the things we think we own, in truth, own us instead. Many of the things we think we cannot live without actually hinder us from living life to the fullest. Poverty, as a Christian virtue, should help us become holy. Poverty, as a personal and complete freedom, must free us from being tied to the world so that we may be intimately united to God. Poverty, as grace, should lead us to greater love, not greater misery. Because a person is poor does not mean that he has the virtue of poverty. After all, many who lack material things lack spiritual necessities as well. Because a person is destitute does not mean that he is free from inordinate attachments. For, indeed, many are slaves not only in body but in spirit as well. Poverty in itself does not make us holy — many who have no money have no heart, too. When our poverty is truly a virtue, a personal and complete freedom from worldly attachments, and a grace from God, we become richer than when we first decided to surrender everything to God for Him and His kingdom. While we hold on to nothing, we cling tenaciously to God. As St. Teresa of Avila said, “Solo Dios basta.” God alone is enough. Fr. Bobby Titco Reflection Question: How rich am I? How poor am I? How am I? You are my wealth, O God. May I lose everything but You. In You I have everything. Amen. St. Joanna, pray for us. | |
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