 | Daily Bible Reflections
for June 3, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | LIKE GOING TO HEAVEN “But when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy.” – John 16:21 I have been the Secretariat head of Kerygma Conference since it started in 2007. It means dealing with the minute as well as the conceptual details of the conference. It means coordinating with many of the 500- plus people who would staff the conference. It means making sure everything is moving at the right pace, and that every possible scenario has been covered. In short, it means a lot of pressure. So why am I in it? Because when I see the enthusiasm of the thousands of people who come, read and hear about their reactions to the talks and entertainment numbers, and learn about the positive results of the conference, every sleepless night and every tear that I shed seems all worth it. So I sit during the height of these conferences, look at the crowds and offer to God thanksgiving for being a part of it. Perhaps it is a principle in God’s kingdom — that the best things entail a lot of hard work, sweat and even tears, but in the end, it will all be worth it. Perhaps it is just like going to heaven. Do you think you’re up to it?Joy Sosoban (jsosoban@ gmail.com) REFLECTION: Do you like it easy and comfortable, or are you willing to work hard to get the best? Strengthen me, O Lord, to rise up to the challenges that You allow me to go through. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Charles Lwanga and his companions were so convinced of the truth of the Gospel that they were willing to give their lives for it. In their martyrdom they stand forever as Ugandans willing to pay the highest price for their faith possible. Would that at least some of that conviction and commitment could be mine! Lord, help me to avoid the pitfalls of compromise and mediocrity as I seek to follow Your will. Acts 18:9-18 9 One night while Paul was in Corinth, the Lord said to him in a vision, “Do not be afraid. Go on speaking, and do not be silent, 10 for I am with you. No one will attack and harm you, for I have many people in this city.” 11 He settled there for a year and a half and taught the word of God among them. 12 But when Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews rose up together against Paul and brought him to the tribunal, 13 saying, “This man is inducing people to worship God contrary to the law.” 14 When Paul was about to reply, Gallio spoke to the Jews, “If it were a matter of some crime or malicious fraud, I should with reason hear the complaint of you Jews; 15 but since it is a question of arguments over doctrine and titles and your own law, see to it yourselves. I do not wish to be a judge of such matters.” 16 And he drove them away from the tribunal. 17 They all seized Sosthenes, the synagogue official, and beat him in full view of the tribunal. But none of this was of concern to Gallio. 18 Paul remained for quite some time, and after saying farewell to the brothers he sailed for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. At Cenchreae he had shaved his head because he had taken a vow. P S A L M Psalms 47:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 R: God is king of all the earth. 1 [2] All you peoples, clap your hands, shout to God with cries of gladness, 2 [3] for the LORD, the Most High, the awesome, is the great king over all the earth. (R) 3 [4] He brings peoples under us; nations under our feet. 4 [5] He chooses for us our inheritance, the glory of Jacob, whom he loves. (R) 5 [6] God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy; the LORD, amid trumpet blasts. 6 [7] Sing praise to God, sing praise; sing praise to our king, sing praise. (R) G O S P E L The only way we will be weeping and in sorrow while the world rejoices is if sin is the basis of the world’s rejoicing. Unfortunately this is often the case – the world rejoices over certain pleasures or achievements that have nothing to do with the truth and that are far from the will of God for our lives. We weep for the world while it rejoices in its sin! Ironic, maybe, but what we have to ensure is that we remain very clear about how the Lord is calling us to live so that we can avoid the errors of the world. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Christ had to suffer and to rise from the dead, and so enter into his glory. R: Alleluia, alleluia John 16:20-23 20 Jesus said to his disciples: “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will weep and mourn, while the world rejoices; you will grieve, but your grief will become joy. 21 When a woman is in labor, she is in anguish because her hour has arrived; but when she has given birth to a child, she no longer remembers the pain because of her joy that a child has been born into the world. 22 So you also are now in anguish. But I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you. 23 On that day you will not question me about anything. Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.” my reflections think: We weep for the world while it rejoices in its sin! 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 13-14 | |
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| | SABBATH | THE JOY THAT COMES AFTER THE HARDSHIPS Perhaps we notice by now that for the most part during this Easter season, we have been reading from the Acts of the Apostles in the first reading of the weekday liturgies. Whereas for the Gospel readings in these last weeks of Easter, they are from Jesus’ so-called Farewell Discourse (Chapters 14-17 of the Gospel according to John). Today’s pair of passages is interesting for the connection we can make between them. In Jesus’ very tender and consoling words in the Gospel, He speaks of the post-Resurrection joy by using the metaphor of a woman’s birth pangs. He assures His disciples (and us, too), “You are sad for a time, but I shall see you again; then your hearts will rejoice with a joy no one can take from you.” These words seem to find an excellent application and fulfillment in the adventure of Paul, narrated in today’s episode from the Acts of the Apostles. The Lord, in a vision, spoke to him, assuring and encouraging him to go on preaching without fear. It turns out that Paul stayed in that place (the notorious dock city of Corinth) for 18 months, with the help of supportive laypersons such as Priscilla and Aquila. Moreover, what immediately follows is the incident of Paul being accused before the Roman proconsul Gallio. Strangely (and, we should say, fortunately for Paul), the case is at once dismissed. We can only imagine Paul’s joy — an interior joy, surely, for it is not without trials and difficulties. Nevertheless it has with it a deep contentment coming from the fulfillment of God’s will. Yes, there may be hardships left and right, but if deep within we believe and we know that we are heeding God’s holy will, then we can look forward to that joy that no one can take away from us. Whatever pains and sufferings besetting us will certainly give way to the happiness that God assures us. Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB Reflection Question: In the midst of suffering, do I easily give up? Or do I hold on to the promise of God that He is with me always and that He is leading me to joy at the end of my trials? Lord, strengthen my faith that You will turn my pain into joy when the tough times are over. St. Gonzaga Gonza, pray for us. | |
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