 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 23, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
See Him beside you this whole Wednesday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | faith on the line “For whoever is not against us is for us.” – Mark 9:40 Leo is a CEO during weekdays and a servant of God during weekends while his wife and daughter, both accomplished in their respective careers, contribute their time and talent in publishing the word of God. Their life as a family was blissful. Everything changed when, on his daughter’s birthday, he learned that she was diagnosed with lupus. His world collapsed. If that was not enough, a few months later, he was diagnosed with a heart condition that required an operation. “Why all these?” he questioned God. On the day of his procedure, the medical equipment conked out. Irritated, he transferred to another hospital. In transit, he attended a weekend healing Mass. At the new hospital, Leo waited with anxiety. Then, the miracle! The latest diagnostic test results showed that the blockage in his heart was clear and there was no need for a procedure. There were sceptics who believed it was just a mistake. For Leo, he believed that God had orchestrated everything and he felt ashamed that he put his faith on the line when faced with trials. Leo continues to this day with his service of spreading God’s Word. Only this time, with greater fervor.Marie Franco (rfranco@its.jnj.com) REFLECTION: Do I see the daily miracles in my life and spread the Good News? Dear God, take away whatever muffles me in sharing my faith. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING One of the most important aspects of wisdom is its lived witness. If a person has all the wisdom in his or her mind alone it is virtually useless as it is through the witness of his or her life that the wisdom of God will be made manifest. This is why it is important for us to understand our faith so that we can better live it and thus bear witness to the truth of the Gospel. Sirach 4:11-19 11 Wisdom breathes life into her children and admonishes those who seek her. 12 He who loves her loves life; those who seek her out win her favor. 13 He who holds her fast inherits glory; wherever he dwells, the LORD bestows blessings. 14 Those who serve her serve the Holy One; those who love her the LORD loves. 15 He who obeys her judges nations; he who hearkens to her dwells in her inmost chambers. 16 If one trusts her, he will possess her; his descendants too will inherit her. 17 She walks with him as a stranger, and at first she puts him to the test; fear and dread she brings upon him and tries him with her discipline; with her precepts she puts him to the proof, until his heart is fully with her. 18 Then she comes back to bring him happiness and reveal her secrets to him. 19 But if he fails her, she will abandon him and deliver him into the hands of despoilers. P S A L M Psalms 119:165, 168, 171, 172, 174, 175 R: O Lord, great peace have they who love your law. 165 Those who love your law have great peace, and for them there is no stumbling block. (R) 168 I keep your precepts and your decrees, for all my ways are before you. (R) 171 My lips pour forth your praise, because you teach me your statutes. (R) 172 May my tongue sing of your promise, for all your commands are just. (R) 174 I long for your salvation, O LORD, and your law is my delight. (R) 175 Let my soul live to praise you, and may your ordinances help me. (R) G O S P E L It is not for us to judge the intentions of a person’s heart. This is for God alone. Yes, there are times when we have to restrain someone from doing something wrong (and hence make judgment of them) but our judgment here is primarily on their action and not their intention. Let us seek to act always with good intent and let us pray that our own intentions may be purified by the grace of God. In this way we will truly witness to the grace and truth of the Gospel. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me. R: Alleluia, alleluia Mark 9:38-40 38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us.” 39 Jesus replied, “Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me. 40 For whoever is not against us is for us.” my reflections t h i n k : It is important for us to understand our faith so that we can better live it and thus bear witness to the truth of the Gospel. 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 Deuteronomy 8-11 | |
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| | SABBATH | DON’T BE THREATENED Sometimes we easily feel threatened by a new face. Or we tend to be exclusive no matter how we claim to be inclusive. We are oftentimes not better than the disciples who reported to Jesus that they stopped a man from casting out devils in Jesus’ name simply because he did not belong to their group. But Jesus was quick to point out to them: “Whoever who is not against us is for us.” Jesus welcomes all who may contribute for the advancement of God’s Kingdom. The work of the Kingdom, not only the scope of the Kingdom, is vast. Let anyone who wishes to join the workforce join. Let no one among those who already belong to the workforce drive away any newcomer. The feeling of being threatened by a new face is a real human experience. What do we do when we experience it in our Christian communities? Remember three important things. First, the vineyard and the work are not ours. They belong to the Lord. Only He can say who is in and who is out. Whoever He welcomes, we must likewise welcome. Second, we ourselves were once newcomers who hoped that we would be accepted by the old timers. Our coming might have threatened them, too, but we proved them wrong. We just wanted to serve in God’s Kingdom. Third, if a newcomer indeed is a danger to the work of the Kingdom, God has ways to thwart whatever harm he might cause. If he is not God-sent, he will never last. But if he is, we will be refusing God Himself. The community of disciples that Jesus envisions is not a clique; it’s never intended to be an exclusive group of snobbish, self-righteous followers of the Lord. The community of the Lord’s disciples welcomes all who desire to belong to it with the joy of the Lord Himself. Is this your community?Fr. Bobby Titco Reflection Question: Who threatens me? Why? Lord Jesus, You envision Your community as a community that welcomes all those who wish to belong to it. Grant me the same joy You have for the new members of my community. As You rejoice over their growth and success in the work of the Kingdom, may I also rejoice and affirm them. Make me slow to criticize but quick to praise. Amen. St. Zebinus, pray for us. | |
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