 | Daily Bible Reflections
for June 7, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Be God?s blessing to the world this Monday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | HAPPY THE UNHAPPY “Blessed are they who mourn; for they will be comforted!” – Matthew 5:4 I have been re-reading the autobiography of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and I realize how far I am from being a saint. Saints don’t just endure suffering, they actually embrace it. Like for instance, when an irritable nun was assigned to their convent, St. Therese would willingly attend to this nun and go out of her way to please her even if all she receives are complaints. I would have left the nun to fend for herself and sought other means to serve God. But I pondered on all the times I was miserable and realized that I always survive the experience with a stronger faith in God. I think suffering makes us realize that we can’t make it on our own, and so we lean on God. And instead of remembering our trial as a time of failure, we recall it as a time of triumph where God’s providence saw us through a rough time. Someday, there will be an everlasting triumph when Christ returns to end all suffering. Until then, I hope that I learn to welcome suffering for God’s sake and for other sinners as well. Cecilia Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: In spite of this trial which robs me of all sense of pleasure, I can still say, “Thou has given me, O Lord, a delight in all my doings.” (St.Therese of the Child Jesus) Lord, is there any greater joy than to suffer for love of You? | |
Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top
| | COMPANION | 1st READING Elijah prophesies a prolonged drought to King Ahab and then has to flee his wrath. He hides in the desert where the ravens feed him at the command of God. Elijah is fearless before the authority of men — he knows only one true authority and that is God himself. He expects God to care for him as the fearless bearer of his word. 1 Kings 17:1-6 1 Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, during these years there shall be no dew or rain except at my word.” 2 The LORD then said to Elijah: 3 “Leave here, go east and hide in the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan. 4 You shall drink of the stream, and I have commanded ravens to feed you there.” 5 So he left and did as the LORD had commanded. He went and remained by the Wadi Cherith, east of the Jordan. 6 Ravens brought him bread and meat in the morning, and bread and meat in the evening, and he drank from the stream. P S A L M Psalm 121:1bc-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 R: Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. 1 I lift up my eyes toward the mountains; whence shall help come to me? 2 My help is from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. (R) 3 May he not suffer your foot to slip; may he slumber not who guards you: 4 Indeed he neither slumbers nor sleeps, the guardian of Israel. (R) 5 The LORD is your guardian; the LORD is your shade; he is beside you at your right hand. 6 The sun shall not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. (R) 7 The LORD will guard you from all evil; he will guard your life. 8 The LORD will guard your coming and your going, both now and forever. (R) G O S P E L The Beatitudes are a measure of both holiness and discipleship. It is up to us how we incorporate these values in our daily lives. It will be a struggle each day to live by them, but they will slowly come more naturally as we develop a lifestyle of holiness. Let us begin the long work of developing a holy and righteous life. Matthew 5:1-12 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 He began to teach them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. 6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven. Thus they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” my reflections think: The Beatitudes are a measure of both holiness and discipleship which we should incorporate in our daily lives. _________________________________________________________
God’s special verse/thought for me today________________
_________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2Kings 1-4 | |
Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top
| | SABBATH | BEYOND ALL WANTS, BEYOND ALL FEARS When it comes to climbing mountains, the happy man is he who lugs nothing beyond what is strictly necessary to make it to the top and back. Seasoned climbers have only one goal: the summit. And they can expend everything — energy, stamina, comfort, ease — in order to reach that goal. One who has other focus of interest besides will have other concerns and, therefore, additional baggage to carry. Elijah had one overriding concern: the purity of Jewish faith, unsullied by the abomination of pagan practices introduced by Jezebel. For the sake of that one concern, he announced a drought and he himself was willing to forsake everything and submit himself to that drought and its concomitant inconveniences. He was, to use an image, both single-minded and single-hearted. The Beatitudes are a call to happiness, for that is what “beatus” in Latin means. They are also known as “macarisms” for the word used in Greek is makarios, which means “happy.” The opposite of happy is miserable. And one can be miserable when one is neither single-minded nor single-hearted; when one, wanting too many things, cannot decide which one among the many he or she really wants above all. We are miserable when we are interiorly divided, when our heart is sorely torn by conflicting loyalties, when we cannot even define what is it we really want. Misery is when we are bogged down by so many wants and desires, and we know we cannot even get anywhere near achieving even a single one of them — at least with definitive finality and ultimacy. The Beatitudes remind me of a song I like: “Shepherd me, O God, beyond my wants, beyond my fears…” It suggests that while it is alright to have so many concerns, it is never right to absolutize any one of them. The Beatitudes are a call to define our “ultimate concern” — and faith, says Tillich, is the state of being grasped by an ultimate concern. Blessed is the one who is grasped by that ultimate concern, beyond all wants, beyond all fears. Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: In the depths of my heart, what is really my “ultimate concern”? Do I allow lesser wants and desires to distract me from achieving it? Lord Jesus, make me singlehearted and single-minded in going for that one true goal of my life: heaven. St. Gottschalk, pray for us. | |
Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top
| | Watch Bo inspire you in
Preacher in Blue Jeans
1. The FEAST is the one of the happiest places on earth. Find one near you!
PICC Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PICC, Roxas Blvd. Preacher: Bo Sanchez Pasig Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 12 noon 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Valle Verde Country Club (beside The ULTRA) Preachers: George Gabriel and Obet Cabrillas Quezon City Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 12 n.n. Convention Hall, Bureau of Soils, Visayas Ave., Q.C. Preacher: Eng Si South Sunday 11:00 a.m - 12:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Cinema 10, Festival Mall, Alabang
Preacher: Arun Gogna Rizal
Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Valley Fair Arcade, Ortigas Ext. Taytay, Rizal Preacher: Pio Espanol Bustos Sunday 2:30 p.m - 5:30 p.m. San isidro labrador Parish, Liciada, Bustos Preacher: Chito Manaois Ortigas Monday 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Roofdeck, Prestige Tower, F. Ortigas Ave., Pasig City
Preacher: Vic Espanol Makati Thursday, 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. AIM Conference Center, Benavidez cor Paseo de Roxas Preachers: Randy Borromeo and George Gabriel Manila Friday, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Cinema 4, SM Manila (near City Hall), Manila
Preacher: Obet Cabrillas Angeles 1st & 3rd Friday, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Professional Bldg., Angeles University Foundation, Angeles City Preacher: Marvin Tan Laguna Saturday, arter the 4:00 pm Mass - 6:30 pm.
2/F Activity Center, Pavillion Mall, Km. 35 San Antonio, Binan, Laguna Preacher: Hermie Morelos Marilao Saturday, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Cinema 2, SM Marilao, Bulacan Preacher: Alvin Barcelona
2. Wake up to the new KERYGMA TV! on TV5! On a new time slot - Sundays 6-7 a.m. PLUS... MUSTARD (for kids) Saturdays 6-7 a.m FISHBOWL (for the youth) Saturdays 7-8 a.m. 3. Need Counseling? Call a friend for counseling at 09228407031, 7266728, 7264709, and 7259999 Mon-Fri 24-hrs, Sat 6am-5pm, Sun 6am-10am. 4. Free Kerygma Magazine (the one on paper) from Bo. If you're a KerygmaFamily member who regularly supports this ministry with at least P300 or US$20 a month - you'll be receiving a one-year subscription of the KerygmaMagazine in the mail-automatically! If you haven't signed up for KerygmaFamily, join now!
http://www.kerygmafamily.com 5. Its now easy to DONATE using the new GlobeTelecom GCASH at http://kerygmafamily.com.
6. DONATE using SMART MONEY - type KFAM_amount and send to 270 7. K-FAM INTERCESSORY GATHERING We invite you to join us to worship the Almighty, listen to sharing about the power of prayer and to God?s message through talks, and also to pray for healing. Every 4th Sunday of the month from 7:45 - 10:00 a.m. at the Baras Room, Valle Verde Country Club (beside The ULTRA), Pasig City. After this, you may join the 2nd session of the The Feast (10:30-12:30).
BE THERE TO GLORIFY GOD! BE BLESSED! BE A BLESSING! Admission is FREE! Let us know you are coming! Contact persons: Luisa 0918-4404330 / 0906-3413557 / 632-533-3874 or Me-Ann 0919-3796559 / 0917-4066592 / 632-714-0429 8. Put Preacher in Blue Jeans in your Blog or Friendster! Just copy the text in under next to the EMBED keyword under the video. Just like YOUTUBE! 9. Did you receive this email from someone else? To get Bo Sanchez to send it to you personally, log-on to http://kerygmafamily.com.
Lots of surprises await. 10. To change your KerygmaFamily member/email settings. Please click here 11. To enter the Audio & Video Teachings, Please click here 12. Forward these to your friends - so they too can read God's Word and be invited to join the KerygmaFamily. They'll Thank you for opening this mountain of blessings to them! 13. Contact Person: Tina (+632) 9312711 or&nb sp; + 639178424101 or support@kerygmafamily.com
|
No response to “Lordie, God's Message For You Today, June 7, 2010”
Post a Comment