 | Daily Bible Reflections
for May 1, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | CHANGING OUR FAMILY’S CULTURE 1 Every day they devoted themselves to… breaking bread in their homes. – Acts 2:46 As a family, there was a time when we would eat with a purple dinosaur named Barney blaring on the TV screen. And while the kids watched, I read Newsweek and my wife answered her phone calls. I must admit, many of our breakfasts, lunches and dinners were chaotic. One day, my wife said, “Enough is enough. Let’s focus on each other during mealtime. Let’s engage!” I agreed with her. Each meal should be sacred. We had a family meeting and we explained it to the boys. Since then no purple dinosaurs were allowed during meals. No phone calls accepted unless it was the President on the line. No text messages, too, unless it was Pope Benedict texting me a theological question he wants my opinion about. No newspapers or books or toys near the table. Instead, we focus on each other, swap stories, ask questions and laugh a lot. At breakfast, we ask each other, “What does your day look like?” At dinnertime, we ask each other, “How was your day?” REFLECTION: How do you break bread with the people who matter in your life? Thank You, Lord, for sharing with us the beauty and grace of the Eucharist. Through it, may we share Your love with others, too. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The basis of any human society are the traditions and practices that people hold in common. When these are lost or discarded, society loses its roots and becomes directionless. This is basically what we are experiencing today. Society seems to be rejecting its Judeo-Christian roots and embracing a secular relativism that shuns past traditions in favor of individualism. This is a recipe for disaster. The Early Church looked to the teaching and traditions of the Apostles as the basis of their common life. Today, as a society, we need to do the same. Acts 2:42-47 42 They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers. 43 Awe came upon everyone, and many wonders and signs were done through the apostles. 44 All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45 they would sell their property and possessions and divide them among all according to each one’s need. 46 Every day they devoted themselves to meeting together in the temple area and to breaking bread in their homes. They ate their meals with exultation and sincerity of heart, 47 praising God and enjoying favor with all the people. And every day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved. P S A L M Psalms 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 R: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting. 2 Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His mercy endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD say, “His mercy endures forever.” (R) 13 I was hard pressed and was falling, but the LORD helped me. 14 My strength and my courage is the LORD, and he has been my savior. 15 The joyful shout of victory in the tents of the just: (R) 22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 By the LORD has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. 24 This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. (R) 2nd READING Peter reminds his listeners/readers of the roots of their faith and calls them to be faithful to them. He knows that if the Christian faith is to survive and become a light to all men and women, it will have to be built upon a commonly accepted foundation – namely the teachings and traditions of the Apostles. The Traditions that developed over the years have become the basis of our faith — an essential link to the person of Jesus through those closest to Him in His ministry. 1 Peter 1:3-9 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his great mercy gave us a new birth to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you 5 who by the power of God are safeguarded through faith, to a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the final time. 6 In this you rejoice, although now for a little while you may have to suffer through various trials, 7 so that the genuineness of your faith, more precious than gold that is perishable even though tested by fire, may prove to be for praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Although you have not seen him you love him; even though you do not see him now yet believe in him, you rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy, 9 as you attain the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls. G O S P E L Thomas is at first doubtful of the claims of his fellow disciples. He becomes convinced of their message only when he personally sees Jesus. The same can be true for us in that we can be skeptical of the claims of those who say they know Jesus as a friend. However, our skepticism is baseless unless we open our hearts to the same experience. Let us all give God the opportunity to reveal Himself to us as a friend. I believe that God will always honor our searching if we do this. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord; blessed are they who have not seen me, but still believe! R: Alleluia, alleluia John 20:19-31 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” 24 Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” 26 Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. 31 But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name. my reflections t h i n k : Let us all give God the opportunity to reveal Himself to us as a friend. 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 Chronicles 15-16 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 | TEACHING, LIFE, BREAD AND PRAYERS There was this story of an old man who, after back-breaking work in the fields, would drop by the church and stay there for hours each and every single day, with gaze focused on the Blessed Sacrament. The pastor sort of got curious and, one day, asked the old man what he did in church for so long every day. The old man answered the priest without batting an eyelash, “I look at Him and He looks at me, and I feel blessed for the day.” He sure had commitment and dedication, not to mention single-mindedness. In his simple faith, the old man has taught us a whole lot about those values, and a whole lot more, about prayer. It is hard for postmoderns like us to be focused on anything. Parents would worry about a thousand and one things first thing in the morning: what the children would wear, what they would bring to school, etc. Young adults have their own share of worries: how to blend in with their peer group and still maintain their uniqueness and autonomy; their ability or otherwise to keep up with what is fashionable and cool. Name it, we have it: issues and concerns that occupy our waking and even our sleeping thoughts. The early Christians, a very small band of believers then, must have had their own share of worries, issues and concerns, too. They did not exactly wake up to see a society warm and cuddly towards a group of followers of Someone the authorities had just condemned to death recently. They were not exactly liked by the powers that be in those days. And given the spreading rumors that their leader had reportedly risen from the dead, they sure had to watch their back as everyone suddenly became wary of that band of believers. But their conviction that the Lord is risen led them to commitment and dedication. We all know what it was they committed and dedicated themselves to: His teachings, the communal life, the breaking of bread, the prayers — the whole works done by a serious follower of the Risen Lord. That old man sure got his priorities right! Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: How committed are you to live out your Christian life? What area of your spiritual life needs reinforcement? Risen Lord, help me to rise up, too, and be worthy of my calling as a Christian. St. Grata, pray for us. | |
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