 | Daily Bible Reflections
for September 30, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Thursday, remember that He knows you and loves you.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | MY LIFE AS A TOOL “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few.” – Luke 10:2 Our country is the only Catholic nation in Asia. We, Filipino Catholics, number so many, our voices can be heard in the whole region if we sang all together simultaneously! In my town’s parish church alone in Las Piñas City, it’s humbling to witness hundreds of parishioners turn out at each service, filling the structure up to the balcony. However, it’s sad to note that many Catholics do not adhere to true Christian values. While our chuches are full on Sundays, many more lack the understanding of why it’s a must to hear Mass and go to confession. Even “practicing” Catholics do not heed our Church’s teaching on adultery and fornication. This reality mandates a call for all “servants of Jesus” to reach out and do the part of the workers in the fields, in the most meaningful way. My take on that challenge is this: The simple testimony of how much God is at work in my life can speak heaps more than any verbal explanation. I decided that since I work for Jesus, my life must be a sharp and sturdy “tool” I can use to cultivate the soil so that others may grow and bear fruit from it. Eugene Cailao (eugenecailao@gmail.com) REFLECTION: What talent or skills do I possess, which I may use to impact my community in accordance to Your will for me, Lord? Father God, grant me the grace to glorify You with my life, that I may be an able servant to my community. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Job finds that his friends are of little or no comfort to him and all that he can turn to with certainty is God. This is the truth we must embrace in order to be saved — an utter dependence upon the mercy and love of God. It is only in traveling this journey that we will arrive at the truth of our helplessness in the face of sin and the lifeline of faith that is thrown to us by Jesus. Job 19:21-27 21 Job said: Pity me, pity me, O you my friends, for the hand of God has struck me! 22 Why do you hound me as though you were divine, and insatiably prey upon me? 23 Oh, would that my words were written down! Would that they were inscribed in a record 24 That with an iron chisel and with lead they were cut in the rock forever! 25 But as for me, I know that my Vindicator lives, and that he will at last stand forth upon the dust; 26 [27] whom I myself shall see my own eyes, not another’s, shall behold him, And from my flesh I shall see God; my inmost being is consumed with longing. P S A L M Psalm 27:7-8a, 8b-9abc, 13-14 R: I believe that I shall see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. 7 Hear, O LORD, the sound of my call; have pity on me, and answer me. 8 Of you my heart speaks; you my glance seeks. (R) Your presence, O LORD, I seek. 9 Hide not your face from me; do not in anger repel your servant. You are my helper: cast me not off. (R) 13 I believe that I shall see the bounty of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait for the LORD with courage; be stout-hearted, and wait for the LORD. (R) G O S P E L St. Jerome had an inspiring love for the Scriptures. Much of the Latin Vulgate translation is attributed to his work as are numerous commentaries on various books of the Bible. If we had half the love for the Word of God as he had, we would not even need a Bible; we would know it all by heart. Maybe that is a little bit of an exaggeration, but I do not think it is too far from the truth. We all need to spend more time reading and reflecting upon the Scriptures. Luke 10:1-12 1 Jesus appointed seventy-two other disciples whom he sent ahead of him in pairs to every town and place he intended to visit. 2 He said to them, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. 3 Go on your way; behold, I am sending you like lambs among wolves. 4 Carry no money bag, no sack, no sandals; and greet no one along the way. 5 Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this household.’ 6 If a peaceful person lives there, your peace will rest on him; but if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay in the same house and eat and drink what is offered to you, for the laborer deserves his payment. Do not move about from one house to another. 8 Whatever town you enter and they welcome you, eat what is set before you, 9 cure the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God is at hand for you.’ 10 Whatever town you enter and they do not receive you, go out into the streets and say, 11 ‘The dust of your town that clings to our feet, even that we shake off against you.’ Yet know this: the kingdom of God is at hand. 12 I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Sodom on that day than for that town.” my reflections t h i n k : Our friends are of little or no comfort to us and all that we can turn to with certainty is God. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | Friends in the Lord It is interesting to note in our Gospel today that Jesus appointed a further 72 to help the apostles preach the Kingdom of God. The Gospel also says that Jesus sent them out in pairs. They were not to be lone rangers. They are to be team players. Having a friend and companion is important in life. In the spiritual life, having a co-journeyer is a necessity too. The practice, for example, of having a spiritual director is an assurance that I can monitor my spiritual growth with someone other than myself. Catholic communities would have mentors, shepherds, elders who journey with particular individuals in their spiritual life. An important criterion however in the choice of having a co-journeyer is the latter’s capacity for objectivity, to see and evaluate things without subjectivity, i.e., without the color of emotional attachments. For several years in the seminary and even after I have been a priest, I have had a spiritual director. My spiritual director is not necessarily my best friend but I love speaking with him because I know he can be objective. I know he will not tolerate or water down my faults for the sake of not ruining our “friendship.” When I meet him, I know I have to be accountable. He is my accountability partner. The Gospel did not say the 72 grouped themselves into pairs. If this were the case, we could easily surmise that they would have chosen their best buddies. The Gospel says, it was Jesus who sent them out in pairs. I could almost see a sense of objectivity here. Could it be that Jesus sent them in pairs not only as a support but also as an accountability partner? They are called to support one another. They are to affirm one another in their successes. But they are to be accountable to one another, too.Fr. Joel O. Jason Reflection Question: Besides friends and buddies, do you have people in your life who you can consider to be accountability partners? Can you go beyond friendship and criticize an erring friend? Lord, I thank You for the gift of friends. Surround me with friends that will comfort me when I am disturbed but will also “disturb” me when I have become too comfortable. May I also be that kind of friend. Amen. St. Gregory the Enlightener, pray for us. | |
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