 | Daily Bible Reflections
for June 29, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Tuesday, never forget how important you are to God.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles GOD, MY SAVIOR The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. – 2 Timothy 4:18 My brother-in-law arrived home past midnight. He alighted from his vehicle and opened the gate. Two masked men approached him and declared a carnap. His wife and their teenage children heard the commotion and went out of their house. They begged the men not to get the van. When I heard their shouts and cries, I decided to go out to see what was happening. Then there was a gunshot. Then silence. Then their van and the other car sped off. Thank God, even if the van was taken, the Lord covered us all with His protection. Some neighbors planned to help but backed out when they saw the armed men. My brother-in-law just had bruises on his arms and upper back. The carnappers pointed the gun at his wife and kids but fired up in the air. I was just about to go out of our house when the gun was fired. It took some time before we all fully recovered from that incident. What saw us through? We continuously called upon the Lord and trusted in His saving power. There was no trace of the van so the insurance company covered it. My in-laws are now blessed with a new car. God is good … all the time! Sol Saura (solmsaura@gmail.com) REFLECTION: Whom do we call when we are faced with danger? If I should ever walk in the valley of darkness, no evil will I fear. Lord, You are always there to show the way. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Persecution becomes second nature in the experience of the Early Church. Many wise people say that a bit of persecution is good to help refine a person’s faith. If a person insists on a life of faith despite the persecution it involves, then we can be more sure about their perseverance and commitment. I think this is true but it does not mean that we have to have persecution to be good Christians. Let us pray that we will have the grace to follow Christ faithfully whether we are persecuted or not. Acts 12:1-11 1 In those days, King Herod laid hands upon some members of the church to harm them. 2 He had James, the brother of John, killed by the sword, 3 and when he saw that this was pleasing to the Jews he proceeded to arrest Peter also. It was the feast of Unleavened Bread. 4 He had him taken into custody and put in prison under the guard of four squads of four soldiers each. He intended to bring him before the people after Passover. 5 Peter thus was being kept in prison, but prayer by the church was fervently being made to God on his behalf. 6 On the very night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter, secured by double chains, was sleeping between two soldiers, while outside the door guards kept watch on the prison. 7 Suddenly the angel of the Lord stood by him and a light shone in the cell. He tapped Peter on the side and awakened him, saying, “Get up quickly.” The chains fell from his wrists. 8 The angel said to him, “Put on your belt and your sandals.” He did so. Then he said to him, “Put on your cloak and follow me.” 9 So he followed him out, not realizing that what was happening through the angel was real; he thought he was seeing a vision. 10 They passed the first guard, then the second, and came to the iron gate leading out to the city, which opened for them by itself. They emerged and made their way down an alley, and suddenly the angel left him. 11 Then Peter recovered his senses and said, “Now I know for certain that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people had been expecting.” P S A L M Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R: The Lord delivered me from all my fears. 1 [2] I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. 2 [3] Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. (R) 3 [4] Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. 4 [5] I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. (R) 5 [6] Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. 6 [7] When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him. (R) 7 [8] The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8 [9] Taste and see how good the LORD is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him. (R) 2nd READING Paul tells Timothy that his life is nearing its end and that he intends to persevere in the faith. This is an encouragement to Timothy who faces many trials and difficulties in his ministry. We, too, need to persevere through the trials and difficulties of life as we seek to be faithful to God’s call. This is the only way that we will be able to arrive at the end of our lives with the same satisfaction that Paul arrives at the end of his life. 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18 6 I, Paul, am already being poured out like a libation, and the time of my departure is at hand. 7 I have competed well; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith. 8 From now on the crown of righteousness awaits me, which the Lord, the just judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me, but to all who have longed for his appearance. 17 The Lord stood by me and gave me strength, so that through me the proclamation might be completed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was rescued from the lion’s mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from the every evil threat and will bring me safe to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. G O S P E L It is plain to see that Jesus gives Peter a special role of leadership among the apostles. The Church has discerned that this is the role of the Pope and over the centuries honed it into the role we know and experience today in Benedict XVI. Let us pray for him and the responsibility he bears as the Vicar of Christ here on earth. Let us pray that the Holy Spirit will lead and guide all the decisions he makes such that they will help the Church fulfill its mission here on earth. Matthew 16:13-19 13 When Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” 17 Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. 18 And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” my reflections t h i n k : Abit of persecution is good to help refine a person’s faith. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2Chronicles 5-6 | |
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| | SABBATH | Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles UNITY IN DIVERSITY Societal fragmentation continues to be a serious problem, among others, that plague our nation. Even the religious landscape is not spared this disturbing reality. The much vaunted trait of Filipino religiosity does not anymore appear as rosy and optimistic as it seemed not too long ago. Many of us now appear to be no more than nominal Catholics, whose positions with regard to the important moral teachings of the Church, appear to be tentative, at best, and tenuous, at worst. Diversity and pluralism appear to be important values in our times. Today’s feast of Sts. Peter and Paul shows us that diversity is not bad in itself. Peter and Paul are two very different personalities, each with his own paradigms and ways of doing things; each with his own priorities and individual character traits. The two had their own share of passionate disagreements on certain practices to be imposed on the early Christians. Peter was the anointed head of the college of apostles; Paul was the missionary par excellence, who “became all things to all men in the hope of saving at least some of them.” Peter represented the bastion of stability; Paul represented courageous initiative and inculturated evangelization. But both constituted a firm and solid foundation for the incipient Church. Unity in diversity — this shines out brightly in the horizon of currentday pluralism and apparent cultural and even religious confusion, brought about by the towering examples of Peter and Paul. We all could learn a lesson or two from them. Peter and Paul are the two pillars of the Church. Peter, the fisherman, ended up as shepherd who steered the boat of the Church as the first Pope. Paul, the factotum, the Jack-of-all trades, became the missionary who founded burgeoning communities all over the known world in his time. Despite the differences between them and between us all now, the Church remains one. Despite the diversity and other new forms of variety, the Church also remains Catholic or universal. May Sts. Peter and Paul continue to guide us in our search for oneness.Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: How open am I to accepting the differences in personality of the people around me? Lord God, may I always remember that You have created all of us differently, with our own unique traits, and therefore accept people as they are. St. Cocha, pray for us. | |
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