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for January 14, 2012 |
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| | HARDHEADED ME He said to him, “Follow me.” – Mark 2:14 After two years of giving myself wholeheartedly to my work, I found the chance to one day go to a mountaintop to listen to the Lord and relax in His presence. There I presented to Him all my concerns. At the bottom of my list was my health. For many months, my body had been “acting up,” but I didn’t listen to it. Instead I continued working, sometimes even overnight just to beat our deadlines. This went on even after my retreat. And so it came to pass — I slipped and tripped, injured my finger, had elevated bad cholesterol and sugar levels, had migraine headaches, and cough and colds almost every month. By yearend, instead of enjoying the holiday break, I was cooped up in bed, too weak and tired to even do my Christmas shopping. In the silence of my heart, I heard the Lord say again, “Didn’t I tell you to listen to your body?” “Sorry, Lord!” And so I decided to live a healthier and more balanced life. But deciding is different from actually doing it. I try, but I’m not always successful — until now. Following God’s Word is sometimes hard to do, but knowing that it’s always for our own good makes me keep on trying. Tess V. Atienza (svp_tvatienza@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: What is the Lord telling you? Are you following His Word? Lord, if I don’t seem to hear and follow Your Word to me, shake me up some more till I do. Servant of God John the Gardener, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1ST READING Samuel gives in to the people and anoints Saul as king of Israel. The people have chosen him as he is an impressive example of manhood – an imposing figure whom people will respect. Within a few years, Saul will be deposed because of unfaithfulness, and the kingdom will be split into two by the sons of Solomon. The wisdom of men has again proved inferior to the wisdom of God. We need to be careful not to allow ourselves to be deaf to the wisdom of the Lord. We do so at our own peril as the Israelites are about to discover with disastrous consequences. 1 Samuel 9:1-4, 17-19; 10:1 1 There was a stalwart man from Benjamin named Kish, who was the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite. 2 He had a son named Saul, who was a handsome young man. There was no other child of Israel more handsome than Saul; he stood head and shoulders above the people. 3 Now the asses of Saul’s father, Kish, had wandered off. Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants with you and go out and hunt for the asses.” 4 Accordingly they went through the hill country of Ephraim, and through the land of Shalishah. Not finding them there, they continued through the land of Shaalim without success. They also went through the land of Benjamin, but they failed to find the animals. 17 When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord assured him, “This is the man of whom I told you; he is to govern my people.” 18 Saul met Samuel in the gateway and said, “Please tell me where the seer lives.” 19 Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place and eat with me today. In the morning, before dismissing you, I will tell you whatever you wish. 1 Then, from a flask he had with him, Samuel poured oil on Saul’s head; he also kissed him, saying: “The Lord anoints you commander over his heritage. You are to govern the Lord’s people Israel, and to save them from the grasp of their enemies roundabout. “This will be the sign for you that the Lord has anointed you commander over his heritage.” P S A L M Psalm 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 R: Lord, in your strength the king is glad. 1 [2] O Lord, in your strength the king is glad; in your victory how greatly he rejoices! 2 [3] You have granted him his heart’s desire; you refused not the wish of his lips. (R) 3 [4] For you welcomed him with goodly blessings, you placed on his head a crown of pure gold. 4 [5] He asked life of you: you gave him length of days forever and ever. (R) 5 [6] Great is his glory in your victory; majesty and splendor you conferred upon him. 6 [7] For you made him a blessing forever; you gladdened him with the joy of your face. (R) GOSPEL It is important to remember the last line of this passage when we consider our own mission today. We are called to minister the Gospel to those who most need it, not those with whom we are comfortable and certainly not those from whom we can expect something in return. The Church calls this the preferential option for the poor. How do you and I stand in being faithful to this? GOSPEL ACCLAMATION The Lord sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor and to proclaim liberty to captives. Mark 2:13-17 13 Jesus went out along the sea. All the crowd came to him and he taught them. 14 As he passed by, he saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at the customs post. He said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed Jesus. 15 While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners sat with Jesus and his disciples; for there were many who followed him. 16 Some scribes who were Pharisees saw that Jesus was eating with sinners and tax collectors and said to his disciples, “Why does he eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 17 Jesus heard this and said to them, “Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” Luke 1-3 think: We need to be careful not to allow ourselves to be deaf to the wisdom of the Lord. T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Luke 1-3 | |
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| | SABBATH | FOLLOW ME Levi, the son of Alpheus, was a tax collector. He was renamed Matthew, which is Greek for “Gift of God.” What a gift of God Levi came to be! He answered the call of Jesus to follow Him in a radical way, leaving everything behind. I remember serving in a parish under the patronage of St. Matthew. At the front of the church is a life-size statue of St. Matthew. The tax collector is holding the Bible in his arms. What is moving about the image are the coins being trampled underfoot by the saintly Matthew. It reveals a man captured by the love of Jesus, willing to give all to follow Him. His feast day is September 21. Mark tells us that at the call of Jesus, Levi got up and followed Him. Where did he go? What did he do? Why did he get up and follow Jesus? Sitting at the customs house was a good position. Levi could see everyone coming into town. He was quick to grab their money on their entrance, a necessity for those under Roman rule. The Romans needed something to keep their meals on the table. The taxes were just one of many forms of corruption held by the government of the day. Levi was despised because of his occupation which lent itself to fraud and selfish gain. Levi probably had seen Jesus and His disciples passing through many times. Something captured and fulfilled the heart of Levi that day. Perhaps sitting at the customs post gave him much time to ponder his future. He was not happy being an outcast, but this was his lot. However, at the call of Jesus, his life would never be the same again. To follow was to imitate, and Matthew did that. Tradition tells us that Matthew died a martyr. We are called to follow and imitate Jesus. Let us be eager to follow Him, not looking back at what we have given up but what we could gain. Pope Benedict says that in giving Jesus everything, He gives everything to us. And in the words of the late Pope John Paul II, let us “open wide the doors to Christ.” Fr. Brian Steele, MGL REFLECTION QUESTION: What is the “customs house” you must leave behind in order to follow Jesus? Have courage to stand up and follow Jesus. Lord, I rejoice that You call me to follow You. Give me grace to let go of everything in order to follow You, my strength and my joy. Amen. | |
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