 | Daily Bible Reflections
for July 21, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | Distractions “They look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.” – Matthew 13:13 Do you find it annoying when you’re talking to someone and they appear to be listening but they actually aren’t? I do. It also annoys me when I bump into someone I know and, while she appears to be looking at me, it would seem that she’s not really seeing me. I must confess that I’m guilty of this at times and I realize that it’s mostly because I’m distracted and my thoughts wander elsewhere. Distractions are all around us and they can keep us from experiencing God’s presence in our lives. But more than the usual diversions we get from TV, Internet, music and other activities, it’s the things we can’t escape that present a real danger. We can always turn off the TV or the computer but we cannot just turn our back on things that keep us busy and preoccupied as we go about our mundane activities each day. Getting home tired from work may become an excuse for missing our evening prayers or getting caught up with family affairs may be a reason for missing Mass on Sundays. The devil will do anything to throw us off from the more important things. Let us not give him the opportunity to do so. Jane Gonzales-Rauch (mjsg2468@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: How well do we pay attention to Jesus? What is distracting us from letting Him accomplish His work in our lives? Lord Jesus, forgive me for the times I got overwhelmed with the things of this world. Grant me the strength to do what is most essential for my redemption.Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The meeting of God with His people in the Old Testament was such a fearful and awe-inspiring event that even nature could hardly endure it. In contrast, under the New Covenant sealed in the blood of Christ, God comes to us humbly in the form of bread and wine. But just because God humbles Himself does not mean we should be complacent and overly familiar with the greatness and awesomeness of this gift. Rather, we should revere and treasure it in our hearts and in our actions towards the Blessed Sacrament. Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20 1 In the third month after their departure from the land of Egypt, on its first day, the children of Israel came to the desert of Sinai. 2 After the journey from Rephidim to the desert of Sinai, they pitched camp. 9 When Israel was encamped here in front of the mountain, the LORD told to Moses, “I am coming to you in a dense cloud, so that when the people hear me speaking with you, they may always have faith in you also.” When Moses, then, had reported to the LORD the response of the people, 10 the LORD added, “Go to the people and have them sanctify themselves today and tomorrow. Make them wash their garments 11 and be ready for the third day; for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai before the eyes of all the people.” 16 On the morning of the third day there were peals of thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast, so that all the people in the camp trembled. 17 But Moses led the people out of the camp to meet God, and they stationed themselves at the foot of the mountain. 18 Mount Sinai was all wrapped in smoke, for the LORD came down upon it in fire. The smoke rose from it as though from a furnace, and the whole mountain trembled violently. 19 The trumpet blast grew louder and louder, while Moses was speaking and God answering him with thunder. 20 When the LORD came down to the top of Mount Sinai, he summoned Moses to the top of the mountain. P S A L M Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56 R: Glory and praise for ever! 29 [Dan 3:52] “Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever; and blessed is your holy and glorious name, praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.” (R) 30 [Dan 3:53] “Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory, praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.” (R) 31 [Dan 3:54] “Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.” (R) 32 [Dan 3:55] “Blessed are you who look into the depths from your throne upon the cherubim, praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.” (R) 33 [Dan 3:56] “Blessed are you in the firmament of heaven, praiseworthy and glorious forever.” (R) G O S P E L Jesus spoke in parables in order to encourage those with faith to seek the truth while those with no interest would remain in the dark. It was only to His disciples that He entrusted the deeper mysteries of God and His kingdom as these were precious truths not to be treated lightly or with contempt. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 13:10-17 10 The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted. 12 To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 13 This is why I speak to them in parables, because ‘they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.’ 14 Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: ‘You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see. 15 Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and be converted, and I heal them.’ 16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear. 17 Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.” my reflections t h i n k : God comes to us humbly in the form of bread and wine. How do we revere and treasure the Blessed Sacrament? 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 141-145 | |
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| | SABBATH | LEARNING IS ALSO A MATTER OF THE HEART Disciples of the Dominican theologian, St. Thomas Aquinas, and those of the Father of the Church, St. Augustine, are often locked in argument. St. Thomas Aquinas used to say, “The more you know, the more you love.” St. Augustine of Hippo, however, presented a seemingly contradictory view: “The more you love, the more you know.” In reality, the two are both true. It is true that more knowledge enables us to lovesomeone more. Knowledge brings understanding, which in turn opens our heart to compassion and empathy. On the other hand, it is also true to say that a loving heart is more open to understand and comprehend. As Jesus explains to the disciples why He had to speak in parables, His logic combines that of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Augustine. His teachings and demands are not simply understood by thinking and critical minds. His teachings and demands are accessed by persons whose hearts have love and faith. Unfortunately many of the Jews had nothing in their hearts but hate and suspicion for Jesus. As such, their hearts disabled their minds from truly relishing the good and liberating revelations of Jesus about God’s true plan. Ignorance is not the block against learning. Bias, pride and pretensions are. These things activate a lot of defenses in a person’s thoughts and feelings to the point that the person may harden up. Worse, no gesture of goodness could touch his heart. The person wallows in an ocean of self-righteousness. To understand and journey with today’s X-Y-Z generation, for instance, you need to give them a lot of respect and open up to them. Brought up and schooled in the ever evolving world of digital communications, their reason and imagination have become accustomed with expressions that combine letters, numbers, symbols (like @, www, http://), colors, pictures, anime and avatars. But most older people tend to shoot down their creative expression. Pope John Paul II, who grew old with a heart for young people, had a very important expression: “Open wide. Do not be afraid.” Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: How do you take new things that you encounter? Are you challenged or threatened? Lord, grant me an open heart and mind to accept new things St. John of Edessa, pray for us. | |
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