 | Daily Bible Reflections
for November 28, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Enter the first Sunday of Advent with great hope in your heart!
Celebrate God's love through His Word for you this Sunday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | GREAT UNVEILING “Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come.” – Matthew 24:42 Before I got spiritually renewed, I found the Mass boring. I only felt compelled to go because my mother always told me I’d commit mortal sin if I don’t. So I often went but I’d sleep during homily. Praise God for the Charismatic Renewal and the change in my thinking towards the Mass. Recently, I re-read the book Lamb’s Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth by Scott Hahn. In one portion of the book, he wrote, “You can tell them that, yes, the end is near; yes, the Apocalypse is now. But the Church has always taught that the end is near — as near as your parish church. And it’s something you should be running to, not from.” To the Jews, apokalypsis describes a part of their week-long wedding activities. It was the lifting of the veil of a virgin bride. So during Mass, Apocalypse (or unveiling) happens and Jesus and heaven are unveiled before our eyes. So not only is there no reason to be afraid of the “apocalypse,” there is every reason to be awake during Mass. Let us remind ourselves of this the next time we celebrate the Eucharist. Let us wait with bated breath for the great unveiling. Joy Sosoban (jsosoban@gmail.com) REFLECTION: “You can do nothing that can give greater glory to God or be more profitable for your soul than to hear Mass both frequently and devoutly.” (St. Peter Julian Eymard) Dear Lord, make me wakeful. Enable me to behold You. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING This prophecy of Isaiah is incredible. It speaks of a time when there will be no more war. Does our supposedly Christian society reflect this vision? Does it seem to be getting closer to this reality or moving further away from it? Sometimes I find it difficult to know the answers to these questions. Perhaps the more important question is, “In our own lives do we minister the peace of Christ to those around us?” Isaiah 2:1-5 1 This is what Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 In days to come, the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established as the highest mountain and raised above the hills. All nations shall stream toward it; 3 many peoples shall come and say “Come, let us climb the LORD’s mountain, to the house of the God of Jacob, that he may instruct us in his ways, and we may walk in his paths.” For from Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 4 He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. 5 O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! P S A L M Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R: Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord. 1 I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the LORD.” 2 And now we have set foot within your gates, O Jerusalem. (R) 3 Jerusalem, built as a city with compact unity. 4 To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD. (R) According to the decree for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the LORD. 5 In it are set up judgment seats, seats for the house of David. (R) 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! May those who love you prosper! 7 May peace be within your walls, prosperity in your buildings. (R) 8 Because of my brothers and friends I will say, “Peace be within you!” 9 Because of the house of the LORD, our God, I will pray for your good. (R) 2nd READING The theme of light and darkness is common in the Scriptures. As we begin our Advent journey towards the celebration of Christ’s birth, let us come into the light of Christ’s presence and leave behind us the darkness of our sin. “The ‘time’ has come,” says the apostle Paul. Are you willing to respond to his call? Romans 13:11-14 11 Brothers and sisters: You know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed; 12 the night is advanced, the day is at hand. Let us then throw off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13 let us conduct ourselves properly as in the day, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in promiscuity and licentiousness, not in rivalry and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh. G O S P E L If Jesus were to come again tomorrow, would you be ready to greet Him? Have you done all that you should to get rid of the sin in your life? If not, why not? We already know we are called to avoid sin. We do not have any valid excuses for not being ready when He calls us to Himself. Matthew 24:37-44 37 Jesus said to his disciples: “As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Son of Man. 38 In those days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day that Noah entered the ark. 39 They did not know until the flood came and carried them all away. So will it be also at the coming of the Son of Man. 40 Two men will be out in the field; one will be taken, and one will be left. 41 Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken, and one will be left. 42 Therefore, stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. 43 Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. 44 So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” my reflections t h i n k : Have you done all that you could to get rid of sin in your life? 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 Ezekiel 9-12 | |
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| | SABBATH | Advent: A Time of Active Preparation There’s a story about Colonel Davenport, Speaker of the Connecticut House of Representatives way back in 1789. One day, while the House was in session, the sky suddenly grew dark and gloomy. Some representatives looked out the window and thought it was the end of the world. An uproar erupted with the representatives calling for immediate adjournment. But Davenport rose and said, “Gentlemen, the Day of Judgment is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. If it is, I choose to be found doing my duty. Therefore, I wish that candles be brought.” Candles were brought out and the session continued. On this first Sunday of Advent, the Church does not yet focus on the birth of Jesus more than 2,000 years ago. Instead it makes us reflect on the final coming of Christ at the end of time and how to prepare for it. People make two big mistakes with regard to the coming of the Lord. One is to prepare for it with paranoid anxiety. The other is to dismiss it with indifference and do nothing about it. What does the Gospel tell us about the end of the world and how to prepare for it? The Gospel uses two images to make the point. One is the flood which overtook the unprepared people of Noah’s time. The other is the analogy of a thief in the night, who always comes unannounced. So Jesus urges us to be watchful and ready. To be watchful and ready does not mean getting overwhelmed by end-of-the-world prophecies or by multiplying visions of the world’s end. Rather it means, as Colonel Davenport rightly put it, to be more faithful to our duties as children of God and the world. To be awake, therefore, is to live a life of faithful service to the Lord, following the Lord’s commands and abiding in His grace. Today, as we begin the new liturgical year, let us resolve to reject the doomsday paranoia on the one hand and irresponsible complacency on the other. Let us resolve to live a life of faith and love in service to the Lord so that we shall be ready to follow Him into the glory of eternity. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Despite the busy days before Christmas, how can I make Advent a time of reflection and inner spiritual preparation? Lord, You give us once more this time of Advent to reflect not only on Your coming into the world, but also on Your final coming into my life at the hour of death. Help me to live my life in active service to You so that I will be prepared to meet You. St. James Thompson, pray for us. | |
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