Lordie, God's Message For You Today, May 20, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for May 20, 2011 Dear Lordie, May you be guided by His directions this Friday! Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   20 May Friday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   IDENTITY CRISIS   “They… failed to recognize him…” Acts 13:27   She is the best friend of a tycoon’s wife who owns malls all over the country. She’s always impeccably dressed complete with expensive jewelry while the tycoon’s wife is the epitome of simplicity. As they entered a mall owned by her friend, the guard at the door quickly saluted the woman, together with the audible clicking of the heels. As she breezed through, she realized that her companion, the tycoon’s wife, was still by the door because the guard was inspecting her bag. The best friend almost whacked the guard at his ignorance — he didn’t even know the owner of the mall he was guarding! Ignorance can never be an excuse for failing to do right. If we think we can go to heaven by doing only a lot of civic work and church activities, then we are mistaken. Jesus made it clear that He alone is the way to the Father. If you are too busy doing the work for the Lord that you don’t have time to know the Lord of the work, then you might find yourself knocking on heaven’s gate and being denied entrance. Jesus might be standing at the gate but you wouldn’t recognize Him because you didn’t take the time while you were on earth to know the One you were supposedly serving. Ronna Ledesma(ronnaledesma@email.com) 20 REFLECTION: “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me.” (John14:6)   Lord, there is only one prayer in my heart — that I may know You more.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   EVEN GREATER ONES THAN THESE   Teaching for 33 years is long enough for anyone to make a list of memories, good and bad. Most of them, assuredly, are good, thanks be to God! I have made a few mistakes, uttered a few remarks that I knew I should never have said. I know I have done some very good things, and I also know I have done some pretty dumb stuff that I would rather not remember. One of the dumb things I did was to send out of my class a young man who either always came in late or would often sneak out and cut theology classes. At first, I pretended not to care, but enough was enough at some point. I blew my top and expelled him from class. I knew he was mad at me. I knew that if looks could kill, I would have died then and there. But I held my ground… and forgot about him during the many years I was working elsewhere. Many years later, I got a call from that young man. He sounded cheerful on the phone and very friendly. “Father, do you remember me? I am so and so,” he said. I immediately told him, “I usually don’t easily forget those who made my life miserable and you were among them!” And then, when I asked how he was doing in life, what he told me brought instant tears to my eyes. He was busy with his job, of course. He was a doting father to his children and a responsible husband. But he did greater things. He has become an elder in a Catholic covenanted community, very busy doing what I have been doing for many years — preaching and proclaiming the Gospel to other lay people like him. Care to know the reason why? He believed in the Lord. He accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior. And he did greater things than I did. For “whoever believes in me will do the works that I do, and will do greater ones than these.”Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB   Reflection Question: Do I look down on people who seem to be good-for-nothing?   Father, help me to always believe that each person is special, meant to do great things for Your glory.   St. Basilla, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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