 | Daily Bible Reflections
for January 23, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Each Sunday is a Mini-Easter. Show that Jesus is alive today!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | A Row of Eggheads Please be perfectly united, with one mind and one judgment. – 1 Corinthians 1:10 In 2008, my cousin Ray was diagnosed with cystic nephroma, a rare medical condition. He underwent surgery and was miraculously cured. A year later though, there was a re-growth of the cancer cells. He was operated on again but this time around, he also had to undergo rounds of chemotherapy treatment. As expected, Ray lost his hair. One Sunday morning, churchgoers were attracted to a row of shiny “eggheads” in a pew. There was Ray seated beside his brothers who all voluntarily shaved their heads to be like him! This simple gesture from his siblings became another deep source of strength for Ray. It was a clear manifestation of love from his family. With such support, he was confident he would overcome no matter how big his crisis was and how long his journey would be. For the rest of the clan, it made every member recognize and value family ties even more. Replicate this family experience of unity to our circle of friends, the office, our community, our church and our country. Imagine what we, united in Christ, could achieve in His name.Marie Franco (rfranco@its.jnj.com) REFLECTION: What have I done to bring people together? Heal our land, Lord, from disunity. Give us servant leaders who can unite the country and transform it into a great nation under Your Name. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING What is it to walk in a culture of death? What a morbid question you might say. But I am serious – the age in which we live is one where darkness seems to overcome the spark of life. Abortion, euthanasia, experimentation with embryos and the list goes on, and most of us hardly bat an eyelid. Lives are being destroyed every second and what are we doing to change this terrible situation? As Christians we are called to be a light to the world – a light of truth so that all may see and understand the truth of the dignity of each human person from conception to death. Let us all try to think of ways in which we can awaken the conscience of our age to the darkness threatening to enshroud it in death. Isaiah 8:23-9:3 23 First the LORD degraded the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the end he has glorified the seaward road, the land west of the Jordan, the district of the Gentiles. Anguish has taken wing, dispelled is darkness for there is no gloom where but now there was distress. 9: 1 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone. 2 You have brought them abundant joy and great rejoicing, as they rejoice before you as at the harvest, as men make merry when dividing spoils. 3 For the yoke that burdened them, the pole on their shoulder, and the rod of their taskmaster you have smashed, as on the day of Midian. P S A L M Psalm 27:1, 4, 13-14 R: The Lord is my light and my salvation. 1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom should I fear? The LORD is my life’s refuge; of whom should I be afraid? (R) 4 One thing I ask of the LORD; this I seek: to dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, that I may gaze on the loveliness of the LORD and contemplate his temple. (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 stouthearted, and wait for the LORD. (R) 2nd READING Christ must always be the focal point of our proclamation of the Gospel lest we deprive it of the power it should have. There is no easy way to keep the focus on Jesus and deflect it from ourselves – we simply have to keep making that exact decision. Jesus never seeks to do His own will in His ministry – it is His Father’s will to which He constantly defers. Let us follow His example. 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17 10 I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be united in the same mind and in the same purpose. 11 For it has been reported to me about you, my brothers, by Chloe’s people, that there are rivalries among you. 12 I mean that each of you is saying, “I belong to Paul,” or “I belong to Apollos,” or “I belong to Kephas,” or “I belong to Christ.” 13 Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with the wisdom of human eloquence, so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. G O S P E L Repentance is an integral part of the proclamation of the Gospel for the simple reason that we are all sinners. If we accept this, it is not surprising that Jesus calls for repentance before faith. It is our repentance that clears away the darkness of sin and enables us to see with the eyes of faith the truth of the Gospel of love. Let us never forget that we are called to purify our lives of sin so that we are better able to receive the life of holiness that God plans for us all. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Jesus proclaimed the Gospel of the kingdom and cured every disease among the people. R: Alleluia Matthew 4:12-23 12 When Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. 13 He left Nazareth and went to live in Capernaum by the sea, in the region of Zebulun and Naphtali, 14 that what had been said through Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled: 15 “Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali, the way to the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles, 16 the people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen.” 17 From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 18 As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. 19 He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him. 21 He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, 22 and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed him. 23 He went around all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness among the people. my reflections t h i n k : Let us all try to think of ways in which we can awaken the conscience of our age to the darkness threatening to enshroud it in death. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN Exodus 19-21 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 | LIVING IN DARKNESS an d SEEING A GREAT LIGHT One of the many signs of maturity is the capacity to live in a state of tension, an ability to live in a situation of paradox. A mature person is one who can navigate the self in the midst of seeming contradictions and a world of opposites, and still come out a better person from the experience. Nature offers us a lot of examples, one of which is the lily flower. The lily is pure white, supple and suffused when fresh, with images of cleanliness, purity and pristine simplicity. These qualities make it a favorite flower for altars of churches and shrines. But of course, we all know where it comes from. Like love, it “comes from the most unexpected places.” It is no secret that the lily is produced by the dirtiest of waters, stagnant and stale and, supposedly, sterile! The lily is thus a story of survival, an epic illustration of the capacity to grow and bloom even in the midst of deprivation and desperation. Take it from the story of salvation. Whoever thought Zebulun and Naphtali beyond the Jordan, the “territory of the Gentiles,” would produce anything good? Just last year, we saw it happen. A 16-year-old boy who sold siomai for a living back in Batangas was hailed as the champion of Pilipinas Got Talent, winning not only P2 million but the adulation of millions of Filipinos all over the world. Recently, National Geographic channel featured something almost incredible. They discovered that even in the remotest, darkest, dreariest and desolate recesses in the bowels of the earth, there is animal life, blind like anything, but capable of self-mobility and self-nourishment. There is life in the darkness! We cry and lament we’ve been in darkness as a nation and people for far too long. Corruption rules the day at every nook and cranny of our tiny nation, in and out of government. But “a people who lived in darkness had seen a great light!” We simply refuse to cower in darkness. We are this people now. And we resolve to let that light shine on today and for always. Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: Do you believe in the light even as you go through the darkest moments of your life? Lord, when the world seems so dark, help me to believe and cling to the light that comes from You. Amen. St. Amasius, pray for us. | |
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