 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 6, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Each Sunday is a Mini-Easter. Show that Jesus is alive today!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | The Magic of BEC And your wound shall quickly be healed. – Isaiah 58:8 Couples A and B were next-door neighbors. They used to be very good friends but a slight misunderstanding led to a cold war that lasted for years. Then a BEC (Basic Ecclesial Community) was formed in their neighborhood. Not knowing what it would entail, these neighbours enlisted and became part of one group. During the initial meetings, only the wives were talking to each other. Their husbands ignored each other. They participated in activities but totally avoided interacting with one another. This went on for months. Then the group agreed to rotate the venue of their meetings in their homes. When the meeting was scheduled in Couple A’s house, the other members prayed that Couple B would come and that a healing of their strained relationship would happen. They believed that God was at work in their group. On the day itself, the members trooped to Couple A’s house. And what do you know — Couple B came and Couple A welcomed them, with tight hugs and flowing tears. Their wounds were healed. That’s one of the magic of BEC — God in the center of neighborhood relationships. Join one now!Tess V. Atienza (svp_tvatienza@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: What’s preventing you from exposing your wound to the healing grace of God? Our Mighty Healer, You know our inmost wounds. Penetrate them with Your grace and heal our entire being. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING For our witness to the Gospel to have power, we must live lives of integrity and commitment to the truth. If there is one thing that even a child finds easy to discern, it is whether or not a person has integrity. We tend to listen to and respect people of integrity. Let us seek to be true to our faith and all that the Church calls us to live so that when people witness our lives, they will be drawn to a life of commitment to Jesus as well. Isaiah 58:7-10 7 Thus says the LORD: Share your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; clothing the naked when you see them, and not turning your back on your own. 8 Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed; your vindication shall go before you, and the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard. 9 Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer, you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am! If you remove from your midst oppression, false accusation and malicious speech; 10 if you bestow your bread on the hungry and satisfy the afflicted; then light shall rise for you in the darkness, and the gloom shall become for you like midday. P S A L M Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R: The just man is a light in darkness to the upright. 4 Light shines through the darkness for the upright; he is gracious and merciful and just. 5 Well for the man who is gracious and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice. (R) 6 He shall never be moved; the just man shall be in everlasting remembrance. 7 An evil report he shall not fear; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. (R) 8 His heart is steadfast; he shall not fear. 9 Lavishly he gives to the poor; his justice shall endure forever; his horn shall be exalted in glory. (R) 2nd READING The Gospel, precisely because it is the truth, has an innate power when proclaimed through the witness of our lives. If only Catholics were better informed of their faith and more willing to live a sacrificial life, then, transformation of society would become a real possibility as it would be truth that will guide the changes and this is where the real power for change is! Let us pray for the grace to be faithful to God’s call upon our lives. 1Corinthians 2:1-5 1 When I came to you, brothers and sisters, proclaiming the mystery of God, I did not come with sublimity of words or of wisdom. 2 For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness and fear and much trembling, 4 and my message and my proclamation were not with persuasive [words of] wisdom, but with a demonstration of spirit and power, 5 so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God. G O S P E L The Christian lifestyle is never conformed to that of the world. The basis for the way we live is rooted in the Scriptures and the teachings of the Church. It is only when we adhere to these that we will truly be the evangelical leaven we are supposed to be in society. Only then will we truly live out the purpose for which we have been created, namely to love God and others with our whole mind, heart and soul. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 5:13-16 13 Jesus said to his disciples: “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. 14 You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. 15 Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. 16 Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.” my reflections t h i n k : Let us seek to be true to our faith and all that the Church calls us to live so that when people witness our lives, they will be drawn to a life of commitment to Jesus as well. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN Leviticus 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 | OF SALT AND LIGHT The Gospel today comes from the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. The highlight of this sermon is the Beatitudes, revealing not only the secret to true happiness but also who among us all is truly happy. Happiness is like the salt. It purifies, preserves and gives flavor. Happiness purifies our motives. For how can anyone be happy over something evil? Happiness for sin is not happiness — it is evil in itself. Happiness preserves our sanity. Those who are tremendously deprived of happiness are sick people. They are called melancholic. Life is about striving to be happy, and keeping the balance between joy and sorrow spells human growth. As salt brings out the essential qualities of every ingredient in a dish, so too does happiness enhance the essence of every human experience. But like salt, happiness, too, can lose its taste. When happiness pollutes our mind, destroys our spirit, and robs us of our values, happiness becomes a poison; it kills. Happiness is like the light. It brightens, warms, and shows the way. A happy person has a positive disposition in life. He also has a warm personality such that people are naturally attracted to him in the right way. Because of his positive disposition in life and his innate warm personality, a happy person is always the best guide to follow. Happiness should be one requirement for a leader. An unhappy person usually leads people astray. But just like the light, happiness, too, can dim or even totally lose its brightness. When happiness clouds our ability to think well, manipulates people rather than make them grow, and misleads, a person experiences “brownout,” not happiness. That is dangerous. From time immemorial, people are searching for happiness. Sadly, from time immemorial, too, people have fallen into the pit of false happiness. Jesus alone can give us true happiness. Those who have Jesus for their joy grow from being mere disciples unto apostles of joy and joyful apostles.Fr. Bobby Titco Reflection Question: Am I truly happy? O Jesus, my true Joy, may I never be separated from You. May I grow in You and become an apostle of joy and a joyful apostle. Let me be like the salt and the light that bring true happiness in the world. Amen. St. Tanco, pray for us. | |
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