 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 1, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Never lose sight of Jesus this Thursday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | WISHES POWERFUL? “Ask and it will be given to you.” – Matthew 7:7 The hilarious Fr. Erick Santos is a good friend of mine. One day, he told me that he grew up in a poor family and, sometimes, they had nothing to eat. But his mother taught him the power of wishing. Once, on his birthday, his mother told him, “Erick, make a wish before you blow the candle.” So little Erick closed his eyes, made a wish and blew out his candle. Later on, his mother asked him, “What wish did you make?” Erick replied, “Mommy, I wished that next year, my birthday candle will have a birthday cake with it!” Friends, there are two kinds of wishes in the world: secular and sacred. When little Erick made a wish before blowing his birthday candle, that’s a secular wish. Sacred wishes are wishes directed to God. And that’s what we’re more familiar with — wishes as prayers. I believe both secular and sacred wishes are powerful, and God responds to both. Wishing is powerful because it gives you ope. In the same way that a man cannot live without food, without water, without breath, so a man cannot live without hope. Without hope, your spirit dies. And when your spirit dies, everything in you dies. 1 REFLECTION: Don’t just wish — act! Lord, You know my heart’s desire. And I believe Your answer is on its way. St. David of Wales, bishop, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Esther knows where the real power is. She knows where to go to get help. She goes straight to the Lord in prayer. We can all learn something from her. There are times when we need all the help we can get. As Esther teaches us, it is as simple as humbly approaching God and asking Him to help us. Let us keep this in mind the next time we encounter difficulties. Esther C:12, 14-16, 23-25 [C:12] Queen Esther, seized with mortal anguish, had recourse to the Lord. 30 [C:14] She lay prostrate upon the ground, together with her handmaids, from morning until evening, and said: “God of Abraham, God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, blessed are you. Help me, who am alone and have no help but you, 31 [C:15] for I am taking my life in my hand. 32 [C:16] As a child I used to hear from the books of my forefathers that you, O Lord, always free those who are pleasing to you. [C:23] Now help me, who am alone and have no one but you, O Lord, my God. “And now, come to help me, an orphan. 40 [C:24] Put in my mouth persuasive words in the presence of the lion, and turn his heart to hatred for our enemy, so that he and those who are in league with him may perish. 41 [C:25] Save us from the hand of our enemies; turn our mourning into gladness and our sorrows into wholeness.” P S A L M Psalm 138:1-2, 2-3, 7-8 R: Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me. 1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with all my heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth; in the presence of the angels I will sing your praise; 2 I will worship at your holy temple and give thanks to your name. (R) Because of your kindness and your truth; for you have made great above all things your name and your promise. 3 When I called, you answered me; you built up strength within me. (R) 7 Your right hand saves me. 8 The Lord will complete what he has done for me; your kindness, O Lord, endures forever; forsake not the work of your hands. (R) GOSPEL Matthew affirms what Esther knows is true — that God is always ready to help His people. Do we believe this or not? Do we have the humility to recognize that we need to ask for help? Humility is critical to the life of a disciple because without it, a person would not be willing to learn from his mentor. And in this case, the mentor is Jesus. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION A clean heart create for me, God; give me back the joy of your salvation. READING 2nd READING TODAY’S Matthew 7:7-12 7 Jesus said to his disciples: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, 10 or a snake when he asks for a fish? 11 If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good things to those who ask him. 12 “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the prophets.” think: Do we have the humility to recognize that we need to ask for help? 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 Hebrews 9-13 Hebrews 9-13 | |
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| | SABBATH | GETTING MORE FROM GOD Something new came to my life when I was reassigned to a new parish. Aside from being parish priest, I was also the director of its parochial school. I had no experience in running a school before. The first months were orientation time. While I was learning, I was already functioning and starting to love the new challenges but was being made aware of my lack and inexperience. I was also adjusting to my new parish — another big responsibility. Then I felt I needed to discern whether to continue with both positions. Honestly, I saw that leaving the school would be very good for me. I prayed to God and asked Him to help me in my decision. No answer, or so I thought. I went on dispensing both responsibilities until I realized one day that months had already passed since I prayed to God for help. Then I found out that He had answered my prayers. Unconsciously and gradually, I was able to adjust to both positions. And I realized that God wanted me to stay. I am sure many Catholics had expressed their wills in prayer a lot of times and were frustrated or became impatient. The words of the Lord Jesus gives a perfect assurance that those who ask will be given; those who seek will find; and for those who knock, the door will be opened. God is not deaf, blind or calloused. So, where is the catch? There is really no catch. We have to understand who God is. Indeed God is a provider. But God is not just a giver or a protector. God is a Father, a Savior in Jesus Christ, and an inspiration in the Spirit. Such is the Trinitarian nature of God. Also, God is good — in the sense that He always gives the best for us, nothing less. Our wisest assessment will always fall short of God’s wisdom. Whenever we go before God, we should always remember to depend on His Will more than ours. God’s mission did not stop in Jesus Christ. He continues that mission in us. Doubting Him, in the beginning, is not absolutely bad. But hopefully, we will be humble enough to follow His Will. Fr. Benny Tuazon REFLECTION QUESTIONS: In a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being the lowest and 10 the highest), how would you rate your trust in God? What would make it a perfect 10? Lord God, help me to trust always in the truth that Your love for me is perfect and unconditional, that You give me only and always what’s best for me. | |
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