 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 23, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Wednesday, may you hear His voice in your heart!
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| | Quid pro quo Did good have to be repaid by evil...? – Jeremiah 18: 20 Mark led two lives. He had a public life where he was admired for his work and goodness, and a scandalous and sinful secret life. Bea was Mark’s trusted friend. She accepted his dark past without passing judgment. Every time he stumbled with his own misdeeds, she would be there as his faithful support. Yet over the course of their friendship, Mark in his self-centered ways would take Bea for granted. He repeatedly lied to her, broke promises and did things his way in his own time without the bit of consideration for her. But she would forgive, forget and start their friendship on a clean slate each time. Mark is now a changed person, a true child of God free from his past and his sins. He thanked Bea for being with him in his journey. Life doesn’t guarantee that the love, service and kindness we give will be recognized, much less reciprocated. But that shouldn’t stop us from loving and being good because in the end, these are our only weapons to battle evil.Marie Franco (rfranco@its.jnj.com) REFLECTION: For all the love and many blessings that God has bestowed on me, why do I still sin and cause Him great pain? Did God ever stop loving me because of my sinful ways? My Lord, You are my inspiration. You continue to love me even if I am an ingrate and undeserving of Your love. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The people persecute Jeremiah – they even seek to kill him – simply because he speaks the truth to them. His message is a call to repentance outlining the nature of the sins of the people. Not many of us would welcome such a message, but the wise among us will not only welcome the message — they will also act upon it! Jeremiah 18:18-20 18 The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem said, “Come, let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah. It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests, nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets. And so, let us destroy him by his own tongue; let us carefully note his every word.” 19 Heed me, O LORD, and listen to what my adversaries say. 20 Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them. P S A L M Psalms 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 R: Save me, O Lord, in your kindness. 4 [5] You will free me from the snare they set for me, for you are my refuge. 5 [6] Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God. (R) 13 [14] I hear the whispers of the crowd, that frighten me from every side, as they consult together against me, plotting to take my life. (R) 14 [15] But my trust is in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” 15 [16] In your hands is my destiny; rescue me from the clutches of my enemies and my persecutors. (R) G O S P E L Being a disciple of Jesus will necessarily involve an element of suffering. There would have been no gift of salvation without Jesus’ own suffering. We will not experience the fullness of salvation without first suffering the purifying fires of God’s love. It is in the pangs of suffering that character is forged. It is men and women of character who will have the strength to live the will of God. VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life. Matthew 20:17-28 17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 19 and hand him over to theGentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. 21 He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered him, “Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus said in reply, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?” They said to him, “We can.” 23 He replied, “My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” 24 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. 25 But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. 26 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; 27 whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. 28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” my reflections t h i n k : The wise among us will not only welcome the message of repentance — they will also act upon it! 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 2 Samuel 5-8 | |
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| | SABBATH | CHOOSING A LIFE OF SERVICE One of the questions we have to answer throughout our lives is to what degree we are going to choose to serve others rather than just ourselves. The sons of Zebedee, James and John, are seeking the places of honor on either side of Jesus at the table in the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus is not interested in who sits at His right or left; what interests Him is whether or not James and John are willing to serve the Gospel. The challenge that Jesus gives to James and John is the same one that we all have to face if we are going to take on the life of a disciple. The other disciples are no better than James and John as their indignation indicates. This indignation could be seen as a sign of their disapproval of the request of their colleagues but it is probably a little more than that as it also implies that they have just as much “right” to those seats as James and John. Perhaps they are more annoyed by the fact that James and John got their application in first. Anyway, Jesus is not buying any of this and immediately shifts the focus to an exhortation on discipleship, service and true leadership. Leadership in the Church is all about the delivery of the services that the Gospel demands the people of God have a right to receive. A leader must be willing to lay down his life in the service of the People of God, not seek places of honor at parties and society events. Yes, honor does often accompany good leadership, but a good leader will never be influenced by it. As soon as honor becomes the focus of the leader, that is the day that corruption begins its insidious growth in the life of the society in question. Let us pray for all the world leaders that will focus on service, not honor. I am sure that if this happens, the world will become a far better and fairer place to live in. The choices we make as individuals will support the movement of leadership in one direction or the other. Let us not underestimate the power of our choices. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: What are the traits I look for in a good leader? Do I reflect these values in my life or do I have a way to go in being a witness to good leadership? Holy Spirit, help me to seek the gifts that matter and will contribute to my capacity to lead well when I come before God in prayer today. St. Victorian, pray for us. | |
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