 | Daily Bible Reflections
for May 29, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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Bo Sanchez
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| | healing ministers Then Peter and John placed their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit. – Acts 8:17 I always feel a sense of excitement whenever my husband, Raul, and I are asked to serve as healing ministers in the Bukas Loob sa Diyos Covenant Community. I never know how the Holy Spirit will choose to manifest His power through us. On our own we are nothing, but by God’s power we are transformed into His instrument of healing during our community worship on the last Wednesday of the month at the Santuario de San Antonio parish in Forbes Park. We are awed at how He can use us to restore health among His people through simple prayers spoken from the heart. The gift of healing is just one of the many spiritual gifts bestowed upon us during our Life in the Spirit Seminar (LSS). They are given freely by God to whomever He wills and are not something we can earn or deserve on our own. Neither are they given in proportion to our holiness. They are gifts of grace, referred to as “charismatic gifts,” i.e., freely given by a gracious God. Spiritual gifts are meant for everyone. How would you like to become a channel of the Holy Spirit to minister to His church? Mari Sison-Garcia (mari_sison_garcia@yahoo.com) 29 REFLECTION: “He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever.” (John 14:16) Lord, thank You for the spiritual gifts You have lavished upon us. Give us the wisdom to recognize them and the grace to use them as You please. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING It is clear from the evidence in the Acts of the Apostles that there were many people talking about Jesus and proclaiming the Good News of salvation, some of whom perhaps were not sanctioned by the “official” Apostles. It is interesting to see here that Peter and John did not seek to stop the preaching of Philip but followed him and completed the work he had begun with prayers for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. This is a good example of what Jesus affirms in the Gospel: If someone is not against me, then he is for me. Acts 8:5-8, 14-17 5 Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed the Christ 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. 14 Now when the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent them Peter and John, 15 who went down and prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit, 16 for it had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit. P S A L M Psalms 66:1-3, 4-5, 6-7, 16, 20 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 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) 16 Hear now, all you who fear God, while I declare what he has done for me. 20 Blessed be God who refused me not my prayer or his kindness! (R) 2nd READING We should all be prepared to share the Gospel with others. Peter puts it in terms of “giving an account for the hope we have in our hearts.” However we want to describe it, it is essential that we have reflected on why we believe what we believe so that we are ready and able to share the truth of the Gospel and how it has changed our lives with those who are interested. 1 Peter 3:15-18 15 Beloved: Sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope, 16 but do it with gentleness and reverence, keeping your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who defame your good conduct in Christ may themselves be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that be the will of God, than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the sake of the unrighteous, that he might lead you to God. Put to death in the flesh, he was brought to life in the spirit. G O S P E L The Holy Spirit is a gift given to us to draw us deeper into relationship with Jesus and the Father. Some theologians see the Holy Spirit as the essence of the relationship between the Father and the Son. Let us open our hearts to the work and grace of the Holy Spirit so that He will be our advocate and help to improve daily our relationship with God. We cannot do this by ourselves; we need the assistance of the Holy Spirit. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Whoever loves me will keep my word, says the Lord, and my Father will love him and we will come to him. R: Alleluia, alleluia John 14:15-21 15 Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, 17 the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it. But you know it, because it remains with you, and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. 19 In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. 20 On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.” my reflections t h in k : Let us open our hearts to the work and grace of the Holy Spirit. 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 Maccabees 3-4 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 | BETTER TO SUFFER FOR DOING GOOD Philosophers, theologians and literary giants have said the same thing over and over again, in a million and one different ways. Suffering is part and parcel of the human condition. We actually share this with the rest of the animal world. We can’t have it all. Our nature as limited, finite beings entails with it the truth of necessary pain, what philosophers call “existential pain.” The second reading today curiously refers to this reality of pain but connects it with two possible sources. Either way, St. Peter seems to say, one will suffer. But he reminds us of what the Lord Himself, in His righteousness and holiness, underwent… suffered and died for a good cause: our salvation. In other words, we can suffer because of evil deeds and we can suffer on account of good deeds. The former is suffering that enslaves; the latter is suffering that liberates. Suffering for the good that is part of our human condition of finiteness is, therefore, salvific and redemptive, like that of Christ. I have shared this with you in earlier reflections. I am an avid fan of the late Pope John Paul II for many reasons. But the top in my list has to do with precisely this: the great suffering he endured for doing good, simply for claiming his right and duty to teach and preach in season and out of season. He suffered exceedingly in life, just as Pope Paul VI suffered greatly in the aftermath of Vatican II, especially after he released his encyclical Humanae Vitae. But this is the way of discipleship. This is the way of faith, hope and love. Peter counsels us to be “prepared to answer for the hope that is in us.” When we do, when we begin to remind people of the world that goes beyond this earthly reality, we will inevitably get some flak for it. He connects this readiness to proclaim the Gospel with pain, just as the Lord did when He said, “if you love me, you will keep my commandments.” Take it from Peter and his Master: “It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.”Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: Make an inventory of the sufferings you experienced in your life. Is it because of evil deeds? Or on account of good deeds? Lord, purify me through my sufferings. St. Votus, Felix and John, pray for us. | |
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