 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 21, 2011 |
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| | What You Give is What You Get “Give and gifts will be given to you.” – Luke 6:38 I love watching the show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition where they award a deserving family with a major house renovation. Chosen families are usually those who have been selfless in giving, thus, making them an inspiration to their community. It’s no surprise then to see the heaps of people volunteering to help out in the show’s renovation project. It’s their way of thanking the family for touching the hearts of those around them. It’s so heartwarming to see boundless caring flowing freely through demonstrated generosity. We live in a world that constantly tell us life is difficult, thus resulting to a mindset of wanting more, getting more and holding on to our possession. This further leads to a mentality that we would never have enough to share with others. But this is so untrue. There are many ways we can give and help. God gave us a lot of resources like material wealth, time and talent which are meant to be shared. It is only when we learn to share that we can expect to be blessed with more because God is able to give us back much more than what we are capable of giving out.Jane Gonzales-Rauch (mjsg2468@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: Life’s deepest joy can only be accomplished when we learn to set aside self-interest to be of service to others. Dear Lord, may I be generous in giving, knowing that I will be blessed so much more. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Humility is the beginning of repentance. One of the most difficult realities human beings face in life is admitting they have done wrong. We all know how hard this can be. It is important that we get into a habit of admitting our faults so that the sins do not build up to a point where they simply overwhelm us. Regular confession (the Church tells us we should confess our sins at least once a year) is a great help to the spiritual life. Daniel 9:4-10 4 “Lord, great and awesome God, you who keep your merciful covenant toward those who love you and observe your commandments! 5 We have sinned, been wicked and done evil; we have rebelled and departed from your commandments and your laws. 6 We have not obeyed your servants the prophets, who spoke in your name to our kings, our princes, our fathers, and all the people of the land. 7 Justice, O Lord, is on your side; we are shamefaced even to this day: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries to which you have scattered them because of their treachery toward you. 8 O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you. 9 But yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! Yet we rebelled against you 10 and paid no heed to your command, O LORD, our God, to live by the law you gave us through your servants the prophets.” P S A L M Psalms 79:8, 9, 11, 13 R: Lord, do not deal with us according to our sins. 8 Remember not against us the iniquities of the past; may your compassion quickly come to us, for we are brought very low. (R) 9 Help us, O God our savior, because of the glory of your name; deliver us and pardon our sins for your name’s sake. (R) 11 Let the prisoners’ sighing come before you; with your great power free those doomed to death. 13 Then we, your people and the sheep of your pasture, will give thanks to you forever; through all generations we will declare your praise. (R) G O S P E L Holiness will not happen unless we are willing to do away with sin and choose good over evil. We should remember that forgiveness always carries with it an element of compassion, a readiness to understand the reason why someone may have sinned against us. This in no way excuses their sin or makes it unimportant in the relationship. We cannot expect God or anyone else to have compassion on us when we sin against them if we are unwilling to be compassionate when others sin against us. VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of everlasting life. Luke 6:36-38 36 Jesus said to his disciples: “Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. 37 Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven. 38 Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you.” my reflections t h i n k : Humility is the beginning of repentance. 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 1 Samuel 29-31 | |
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| | SABBATH | MERCY, NOT SACRIFICE, IS IMPORTANT When Jesus challenges us to be compassionate as His heavenly Father is compassionate, it is the same challenge He posed to the Pharisees when He told them to seek mercy and not sacrifice. What does He mean by this? Let me suggest a possible explanation. I think Jesus is referring to the nature of our being a community. To make personal sacrifices and lead an ascetical life is all very good but it only affects the individual. To lead a merciful life requires that we be in relationship with others and that our sacrifices (having mercy) will necessarily impinge upon these relationships for the better. Jesus is not really interested in a whole lot of holy individuals living separate lives. He wants the faith community to be a living and vibrant community that is interacting with one another all the time. He wants us to be in relationship with others; this will necessarily require us to grow in mercy as when we get into relationships with others it is possible that they will hurt us and we will hurt them. Healing these hurts will require mercy. Jesus tells the Pharisees to shift the focus from judging the rights and wrongs of people to fixing the broken relationships within the community. Jesus is an expert on community because He comes from the undivided Trinity where three persons share everything fully in a perfect way. Jesus gives a perfect example of this when He calls a tax collector to be one of His disciples. Tax collectors are the scum of the earth as far as the faithful Jew is concerned because not only do they take money from a person; they are collaborating with the Roman occupier to do it! Rarely were they content with just the right amount of tax, too; they often took a bit for themselves on the side. Jesus does not allow this problem to stop Him from associating with tax collectors. How else can they be drawn back into the faith community unless someone seeks to develop a relationship with them to the point that he or she can speak the truth to them in love and mercy? Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Do I have people in my life to whom I should be merciful but am not? What am I going to do about this? Jesus, help me to grow in my capacity for mercy and to minister it to others. St. Lupicinus, pray for us. | |
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