 | Daily Bible Reflections
for June 10, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Never lose sight of Jesus this Thursday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | peace be with you “… go first and be reconciled with your brother…” – Matthew 5:24 I have been to places in the country where peace is such a priceless, precious, yet seemingly elusive dream. I visited Jolo, Sulu many times. I led a peace rally in Iligan the day before it was bombed and attacked. I sat down with priests and peace advocates of the Silsilah Dialogue Movement in Zamboanga where Christians and Muslims live together in a haven called Harmony Village. This is what I discovered: that peace is attained through continuous dialogue and understanding. And that ignorance, prejudice, unforgiveness, revenge and a narrow-minded, closed attitude bring “unpeace.” Because peace is in the mind, heart and soul, more than just the absence of war or external aggression. And these truths aren’t only for inter-faith dialogues. In our homes, our neighborhood, our workplace or in our church communities, when there is no dialogue and understanding, there is no peace. No wonder the Gospel says, “If you are about to offer your gift to God… (first) make peace with your brother.” If we are all indeed children of God, then there is so much goodness in each one of us. Peace is connecting to that innate goodness. Alvin Barcelona(alvinbarcelona@gmail.com) REFLECTION: Are you at peace? If not, what is the source of your “unpeace”? Dialogue with and understand more – yourself, others, and God – and rediscover true peace! “Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred let me sow love…” | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Elijah has definitively demonstrated that the prophets of Baal are nobodies — they worship impotent gods. He has slain them all and the people must choose whether to turn to God or continue in their fruitless ways. The drought is about to break and God wants to know where the people stand. Have we decided yet where we stand? Are we with God or do we still have a part of our lives entangled with the ways of the world? 1 Kings 18:41-46 41 Elijah then said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.” 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink, while Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, crouched down to the earth, and put his head between his knees. 43 “Climb up and look out to sea,” he directed his servant, who went up and looked, but reported, “There is nothing.” Seven times he said, “Go look again!” 44 And the seventh time the youth reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” Elijah said, “Go and say to Ahab, ‘Harness up and leave the mountain before the rain stops you.’” 45 In a trice, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain fell. Ahab mounted his chariot and made for Jezreel. 46 But the hand of the LORD was on Elijah, who girded up his clothing and ran before Ahab as far as the approaches to Jezreel. P S A L M Psalm 65:10, 11, 12-13 R: It is right to praise you in Zion, O God. 9 [10] You have visited the land and watered it; greatly have you enriched it. God’s watercourses are filled; you have prepared the grain. (R) 10 [11] Thus have you prepared the land drenching its furrows, breaking up its clods, softening it with showers, blessing its yield. (R) 11 [12] You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; 12 [13] the untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills. (R) G O S P E L God wants us to become more like Him. God wants us to be in union with Him. God does not want us to sin anymore. Let us give up on living how we want to live and take up the mind of God as it is only in doing so that we will find true fulfillment in our lives. Matthew 5:20-26 20 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 “You have heard that it was said to your ancestors, ‘You shall not kill; and whoever kills will be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa,’ will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna. 23 Therefore, if you bring your gift to the altar, and there recall that your brother has anything against you, 24 leave your gift there at the altar, go first and be reconciled with your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Settle with your opponent quickly while on the way to court with him. Otherwise your opponent will hand you over to the judge, and the judge will hand you over to the guard, and you will be thrown into prison. 26 Amen, I say to you, you will not be released until you have paid the last penny.” my reflections t h i n kx A: re we with God or do we still have a part of our lives entangled with the ways of the world? _________________________________________________________
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 2Kings 13-16 | |
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| | SABBATH | MORE We all know the kind. You ask them to do some work for you and they surprise you at the end with something more than you asked for — a finished product done with flair, something done with style; on the whole, a tad different and better than what most people would likely do. You are most likely motivated to reward them, at least with profuse praises and sincere words of thanks. You are sincerely appreciative of what they do. For they go the proverbial extra mile to fulfill their simple task. And we all know the glaring truth. Some do things better than others. Some succeed while others fail. But it has nothing to do with talent. I ally myself with John Maxwell who writes, “Talent is never enough.” These individuals have more than just talent. They have what Goleman and Gardner call EQ (emotional quotient), as distinct from IQ (intelligence quotient). They have inner resources that others may not have. They also have SQ (spirituality quotient). Bishop Anthony Bloom refers to such individuals as people who live in three dimensions, in a world where most live only in two — the here and the now. The third dimension is what leads one, talent or no talent, to beg the Lord: “Keep me safe, O God; you are my hope.” He takes refuge, not only in skills, but in God who, he believes, “will show [him] the path to life.” There is more to life than skills and talents; more than mere technical abilities and know-how. In the dimensions of the here and the now, talents and skills count as most important. But if one incorporates the third dimension — the hereafter — the law of God factors in prominently. In a two-dimensional world, certain man-made laws seem to make sense, as in the case of the reproductive health bill. In a flattened world, it makes sense to have less mouths to feed and less people to do charity to. The Alleluia verse confirms the need for more: “Happy are they who have kept the word with a generous heart, and yield a harvest through perseverance.” Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: Do I rely on my talents and skills alone? How does God’s grace and blessing factor in as I fulfill my life’s purpose? O Most Generous God, thank You for giving me talents that I can use for Your purpose. Always remind me that more than all these, You are my best resource. Blessed Olive, pray for us. | |
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