 | Daily Bible Reflections
for July 5, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Tuesday, never forget how important you are to God.
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| | COMPASSION At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned … – Matthew 9:36 We will never forget Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) that caused one of the worst flooding disasters which hit the Philippines on September 26, 2009. It left deep-seated wounds especially to those who lost loved ones, homes and possessions. Nevertheless, to us who were not directly hit, Ondoy has given us special opportunities to be selfless and show our love and compassion to our brethren. I grabbed those opportunities and volunteered in relief operations and feeding programs to various evacuation centers. The sight of the evacuees moved my heart with sorrow and pity especially after having heard the struggles they went through during the onset of the typhoon. I found it difficult to utter words of comfort. I knew though, at those moments, our presence and the relief goods we distributed were enough for them. Troubled as they were, they saw and felt that their fellowmen went out of their way to be one with them, and that in such worst times, we could assure them that our God remains to be our only stronghold and source of hope. Sol Saura (sol_saura@yahoo.com) 5 REFLECTION: When tears are in your eyes, remember that Jesus will dry them all. Lord, make us compassionate especially to our needy brethren. May we find the joy of sharing Your love. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Even though Jacob was a schemer and tricked the birthright from his brother Esau, he had a passion for God. We do not have to be perfect and have everything right for God to bless us. Rather, like Jacob, we need to have a passion for God and be honest about ourselves to Him. Genesis 32:23-33 23 In the course of the night, Jacob arose, took his two wives, with the two maidservants and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 24 After he had taken them across the stream and had brought over all his possessions, 25 Jacob was left there alone. Then some man wrestled with him until the break of dawn. 26 When the man saw that he could not prevail over him, he struck Jacob’s hip at its socket, so that the hip socket was wrenched as they wrestled. 27 The man then said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob said, “I will not let you go until you bless me.” 28 “What is your name?” the man asked. He answered, “Jacob.” 29 Then the man said, “You shall no longer be spoken of as Jacob, but as Israel, because you have contended with divine and human beings and have prevailed.” 30 Jacob then asked him, “Do tell me your name, please.” He answered, “Why should you want to know my name?” With that, he bade him farewell. 31 Jacob named the place Peniel, “Because I have seen God face to face,” he said, “yet my life has been spared.” 32 At sunrise, as he left Penuel, Jacob limped along because of his hip. 33 That is why, to this day, the children of Israel do not eat the sciatic muscle that is on the hip socket, inasmuch as Jacob’s hip socket was struck at the sciatic muscle. P S A L M Psalms 17:1, 2-3, 6-7, 8, 15 R: In justice, I shall behold your face, O Lord. 1 Hear, O LORD, a just suit; attend to my outcry; hearken to my prayer from lips without deceit. (R) 2 From you let my judgment come; your eyes behold what is right. 3 Though you test my heart, searching it in the night, though you try me with fire, you shall find no malice in me. (R) 6 I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my word. 7 Show your wondrous mercies, O savior of those who flee from their foes. (R) 8 Hide me in the shadow of your wings 15 I in justice shall behold your face; on waking, I shall be content in your presence. (R) G O S P E L In the presence of the person of Jesus, we see the power of the Kingdom of God invading our world: demons are driven out, the sick healed and the lost forgiven. Today, let us be like the people in the crowd who reached out in faith to receive healing from Jesus. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 9:32-38 32 A demoniac who could not speak was brought to Jesus, 33 and when the demon was driven out the mute person spoke. The crowds were amazed and said, “Nothing like this has ever been seen in Israel.” 34 But the Pharisees said, “He drives out demons by the prince of demons.” 35 Jesus went around to all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom, and curing every disease and illness. 36 At the sight of the crowds, his heart was moved with pity for them because they were troubled and abandoned, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; 38 so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” my reflections think: We need to have a passion for God and be honest about ourselves to Him. 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 Psalm 66-70 | |
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| | SABBATH | Wrestling with God The main sanctuary of the San Fernando de Dilao Parish Church in Paco is one of the simplest I have ever seen. It is typical of the many other churches built by the CICM missionaries. The Baguio Cathedral is also one of these. The simplicity of the sanctuary helps us focus on the essential: the altar itself, the ambo, the presider’s chair, the crucifix. Latin words inscribed above the arched wall of the sanctuary invite us to consider the need for solemnity and proper decorum in our worship. The words are “Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus, Dominus Sabbaoth,” which mean “Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord of Host.” God is Almighty, Awesome, Majestic. He must always be revered, honored and adored with the highest praise. But the Bible lessons today share with us the other side of approaching God, that is, by just being who we are. The first reading narrates Jacob’s nocturnal wrestling with an angel which Bible scholars claim to be merely a literary figure representing God Himself. The patriarch was set to meet Esau, his twin brother, whom he deprived of a firstborn’s blessing. Perhaps in his solitude with God, Jacob expressed his fears and anxieties, and God subdued him and made him submit to His divine will and purpose by morning. Our Gospel likewise describes Jesus as one who looked at situations with much compassion. As He pitied the crowd, Jesus would surely have lifted up a sigh in prayer to the Father. There was much work to be done, lots of persons to minister to, and a limited time for Jesus to do His earthly mission. Feeling with and feeling for the people could not but make us wrestle with God. And we are free to be honest with God about how we feel. Just as St. Teresa de Avila, Doctor of the Church, was. Aged and exhausted by her efforts to reform the Carmelite Order, she wrote, “God, if this is the way you treat your friends, no wonder there are a few of them!” Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: Recall a time when you wrestled with God in your prayer, thoughts and emotions. What experience brought this about? How did God make His presence felt? What message did God give you as you wrestled with Him? Almighty Father, Your ways are too mysterious for me. Grant me wisdom to understand them. St. Triphina, pray for us. | |
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