 | Daily Bible Reflections
for May 11, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Wednesday, may you hear His voice in your heart!
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| | GREAT PROVIDER “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty.” – John 6:35 The widow in Zarephath never ran out of oil and flour. The Israelites ate manna and quail while journeying through the desert. The crowd of 5,000 had their fill of bread and fish and there were even 12 baskets of leftover food. These are but just some of the ways the Lord, our Great Provider, has shown His faithfulness in satisfying our every need — may it be temporal or spiritual. Our family, too, has been at the receiving end of the Lord’s unending generosity. I remember an unforgettable incident when our budget ran out and the only food in our cupboard were some canned goods. In His unpredictably divine way, the Lord surprised our family with an abundance of fresh bangus (milkfish), vegetables and fruits given by my mom’s friend who came exactly at the time our supplies ran out. Indeed, the Heavenly Father will never allow His beloved people to go hungry or be thirsty. His generosity is endless that He even gave His Son, Jesus, to us as bread and wine which we partake of in the Eucharist so that we may be nourished in every way. Dina Pecaña (dpecana@yahoo.com) 11 REFLECTION: “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.” (Isaiah 55:1) I trust You, Father, to provide for all that I need even before I ask. Thank You for nourishing all of me – body, spirit and soul. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Stephen’s death seems to be a sort of catalyst that helps people discover where they stand as regards this new religion based on Christ. Many Christians are forced to flee from Jerusalem for fear of death and so begins the Christian diaspora. The Gospel is set upon its path that will take it to the ends of the earth. We are all a part of this work; let us seek to discern our role and then pray for the grace to remain faithful to it even if we are persecuted for our faith. Acts 8:1-8 1 There broke out a severe persecution of the church in Jerusalem, and all were scattered throughout the countryside of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. 2 Devout men buried Stephen and made a loud lament over him. 3 Saul, meanwhile, was trying to destroy the church; entering house after house and dragging out men and women, he handed them over for imprisonment. 4 Now those who had been scattered went about preaching the word. 5 Thus Philip went down to [the] city of Samaria and proclaimed the Messiah to them. 6 With one accord, the crowds paid attention to what was said by Philip when they heard it and saw the signs he was doing. 7 For unclean spirits, crying out in a loud voice, came out of many possessed people, and many paralyzed and crippled people were cured. 8 There was great joy in that city. P S A L M Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7 R: Let all the earth cry out to God with joy. 1 Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, 2 sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. 3 Say to God, “How tremendous are your deeds! (R) 4 Let all on earth worship and sing praise to you, sing praise to your name!” 5 Come and see the works of God, his tremendous deeds among the children of Adam. (R) 6 He has changed the sea into dry land; through the river they passed on foot; therefore let us rejoice in him. 7 He rules by his might forever. (R) G O S P E L Jesus wants us to rely upon Him for our spiritual sustenance. In this way He can feed us what we need, not necessarily what we want. His goal is to draw us into relationship with the Father so that we will gain eternal life when He comes again. Whether we believe this or not will depend on our faith. This is why it is crucial that we make a decision about our faith and choose to be consistent in seeking to follow it up with daily prayer and Scripture Reading. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Everyone who believes in the Son has eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day, says the Lord. R: Alleluia, alleluia 2 Chronicles 35-36 John 6:35-40 35 Jesus said to the crowds, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me will never hunger, and whoever believes in me will never thirst. 36 But I told you that although you have seen me, you do not believe. 37 Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, 38 because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one who sent me. 39 And this is the will of the one who sent me, that I should not lose anything of what he gave me, but that I should raise it [on] the last day. 40 For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him on the last day.” my reflections t h i n k : It is crucial that we make a decision about our faith and choose to be consistent in seeking to follow it up with daily prayer and Scripture reading. 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 35-36 | |
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| | SABBATH | THE WILL OF THE ONE WHO SENT ME Many years ago, as a young priest working in the seminary, part of my daily duties was to work with the boys in the farm. That meant planting, weeding, watering and harvesting, depending on the time of year. We had a good, old reliable tractor and a not so reliable carabao, who preferred to wallow more in the mud than obey the orders of his caretaker. He had a favorite shady spot on campus and, to temper his self-willed and recalcitrant ways, he had to be tethered by the nose. But he would have none of it. He thrashed about and protested and pulled with his might away from the leash that limited his forays in the 15-hectare campus. This, the carabao did, until the inevitable happened. His nose got frayed with all his pulling and protesting. He freed himself eventually, at the cost of a deformed and bloody nose. For us seminary formators, he instantly became the icon and perfect example of disobedience to the superiors’ will. Today, we have the perfect icon and example of its opposite — obedience to the will of the Father. St. Paul puts it nicely thus: “usque ad mortem.” He was obedient all the way up to death. Yesterday, we reflected on the gift and mystery of the Eucharist. Christ is the “bread come down from heaven.” I have it on Paul’s authority that “he shed off everything that is divine and took on the nature of a slave.” This is what coming down from heaven boils down to: humility and utter obedience to God’s will. It is hard to obey. Take it from that hapless carabao who did not want to be tethered. But we don’t need the lesson of a non-rational animal to teach us this. We know from experience that it is difficult to be doing the will of someone other than ourselves. It is always better to do what suits us, what pleases us, what seems rewarding for us. But the lesson of the “bread come down from heaven” is unmistakably clear. He came not to do His own will but “the will of the One who sent Him.”Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: Do I find it easy or difficult to obey someone’s will other than my own, especially when it does not suit or please me? Give me a heart that is obedient to Your will, Lord. St. Walbert, pray for us. | |
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