 | Daily Bible Reflections
for November 14, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | A Word from Above ”For I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute.” – Luke 21:15 Adolescence: the transitional stage of human development when teenagers believe they have instantaneously acquired all cosmic wisdom and they now have more knowledge than their parents. That’s not from Wikipedia, just what I felt when my boys were in their teens. My elder son must have inherited lawyer genes from my father. I lay down the law. He objects. I have an opinion. He disagrees. Walking with me to church one day, he started complaining about his brother on some matter that siblings normally disagree about. I rolled my eyes heavenward and silently said, “Lord, you take over this one. I’m sure he’ll argue with whatever I say.” Out loud I told him to be patient and treat his brother with love. The objection came fast, “Why should I do that? He doesn’t treat me that way.” Simply I answered, “Because you’re the kuya, you should set the example on how to act.” I waited for him to retort and was surprised when he didn’t have an argument for that one. Now, that’s what I define as divine intervention. Lella Santiago (mirellasantiago@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: “The one who has wisdom in his head and heart does not need to shout at others.” (Spiros Zodhiates) Lord, give me the right words to say at the right time. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Thought of eternity without God’s presence is not a happy thought. The saints who saw glimpses of hell speak of just seeing it as a traumatic experience. Let us pray that no one ever goes there, that justice will become the way of life here on earth, as it is in heaven. Malachi 3:19-20a 19 Lo, the day is coming, blazing like an oven, when all the proud and all evildoers will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire, leaving them neither root nor branch, says the LORD of hosts. 20 But for you who fear my name, there will arise the sun of justice with its healing rays. P S A L M Psalm 98:5-6, 7-8, 9 R: The Lord comes to rule the earth with justice. 5 Sing praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song. 6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn sing joyfully before the King, the LORD. (R) 7 Let the sea and what fills it resound, the world and those who dwell in it; 8 let the rivers clap their hands, the mountains shout with them for joy. (R) 9 Before the LORD, for he comes, for he comes to rule the earth; he will rule the world with justice and the peoples with equity. (R) 2nd READING Luke 1-4 Justice works in many ways. We have to be aware that our actions have consequences and sometimes we only learn this the hard way. Jesus, teach us to think before we act in order to live more just lives. Help me to recognize that the world does not revolve around me, but that I am one person in the midst of many sharing this world’s resources. 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12 7 Brothers and Sisters: You know how one must imitate us. For we did not act in a disorderly way among you, 8 nor did we eat food received free from anyone. On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day we worked, so as not to burden any of you. 9 Not that we do not have the right. Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you, so that you might imitate us. 10 In fact, when we were with you, we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work, neither should that one eat. 11 We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a disorderly way, by not keeping busy but minding the business of others. 12 Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and to eat their own food. G O S P E L This world in which we live is passing away. It will be in existence for a mere blink of an eye in comparison with eternity. This may be hard for us to grasp, but it can help us keep things in the right perspective. The saints were able to recognize the passing nature of this life and thus focus their energies and attention on the things that related most closely to the next. Lord, help us to learn from them. Luke 21:5-19 5 While some people were speaking about how the temple was adorned with costly stones and votive offerings, Jesus said, 6 “All that you see here — the days will come when there will not be left a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down.” 7 Then they asked him, “Teacher, when will this happen? And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?” 8 He answered, “See that you not be deceived, for many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am he,’ and ‘The time has come.’ Do not follow them! 9 When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for such things must happen first, but it will not immediately be the end.” 10 Then he said to them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. 11 There will be powerful earthquakes, famines, and plagues from place to place; and awesome sights and mighty signs will come from the sky. 12 “Before all this happens, however, they will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name. 13 It will lead to your giving testimony. 14 Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, 15 for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute. 16 You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death. 17 You will be hated by all because of my name, 18 but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. 19 By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” my reflections t h i n k : Thought of eternity without God’s presence is not a happy thought. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Jeremiah 19-22 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ | |
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| | SABBATH | Doomsday Prophets and Jesus —Whom do you Believe? People never get tired of predicting the end of the world. For my classes in Apocalyptic Literature, I have a 50-page list of such predictions. The earliest one dates from circa 2800 B.C., while the last on the list mentions 2040 as the year of final doom. Founders of various “Christian” churches have foretold the end of the world, missed their mark, predicted it for other days and missed again. These constant failures do not surprise me since Jesus Himself had confessed that He knew neither the day nor the hour (Mark 13:32). Whenever we hear news about wars, earthquakes, tidal waves and other calamities, “prophets” have a great time predicting the end of time. But all these calamities happened in every century since Christ, worse ones even before Christ and even before human beings lived on earth. In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us to remain sober. He tells us that these calamities are bound to happen; they are natural occurrences but not signs of the imminent end. He admonishes us not to be frightened and not to listen to those who predict the end. We don’t have to wait for a cosmic, spectacular end of the world, because each one of us will face our end of life sooner or later — but we don’t know when. But this can easily lead us to live as if there’s no end and we would never have to appear before our Lord. What Jesus wants to tell us, therefore, is not to forget that an end is coming, that we be prepared for that moment by living responsibly. Jesus also speaks about difficult times that His disciples will have to go through, which is true for us as well. We see around us rampant corruption and criminality; morals and family life are threatened; personal problems, especially financial, weigh us down. But Jesus gives us today the assurance that God knows and is close to us. He ends with the beautiful words that encourage us and give us hope, “Your endurance will win you your lives.” Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Am I easily tempted to probe into the future by reading horoscopes and predictions about the future? Lord, thank You for your very realistic and encouraging words. Make me avoid and ignore all sensationalism that accompany doomsday predictions but rather, let me put all my trust in You and Your loving providence. St. Modanic, pray for us. | |
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