 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 10, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
May you be guided by His directions this Friday!
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Bo Sanchez
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| | Mindsets “He said to him ‘Ephphata!’ (That is, ‘be opened!’)” – Mark 7:34 Our own minds can fool us. One time, I was looking for some giveaway items that I recently purchased and I remembered they were in a box. I practically combed the whole house but could not find the box. I asked somebody to help me find it and described what I was looking for. He found the items but they were not in a box. He said that he found it because he was looking for the giveaway items and not the container. The same is true with God’s blessings. We fail to see His favor upon us because we look for what we had asked for instead of what God has given us. Sometimes we are so fixated on certain prayer requests that have not been answered, not knowing that God has answered them in a different way than we expect. Or sometimes, He doesn’t grant them because they’re not according to His will. If we focus on God’s will for us then we will discover how much blessings God has given us. Do not settle. Let it be God’s will and nothing else. Rolly España (rnespana@nwineskin.com) 10 REFLECTION: Do we fill our minds with our own needs and wants or do we seek God’s will for our good? Lord Jesus, let me have Your mind that I may see the Father’s will in my life. St. Scholastica, virgin, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING One of the results of compromise (and sin for that matter) is that we lose control of the agenda. This is about to happen to Israel in a big way, namely the splitting of the kingdom in two. Solomon’s wives fostered compromise in religious beliefs and the price has come home to roost. Let us learn from Israel’s mistake and try to keep our own lives as far away as we can from any sort of compromise. 1 Kings 11:29-32; 12:19 29 Jeroboam left Jerusalem, and the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. The two were alone in the area, and the prophet was wearing a new cloak. 30 Ahijah took off his new cloak, tore it into twelve pieces, 31 and said to Jeroboam: “Take ten pieces for yourself; the Lord, the God of Israel, says ‘I will tear away the kingdom from Solomon’s grasp and will give you ten of the tribes. 32 One tribe shall remain to him for the sake of David my servant, and of Jerusalem, the city I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel. 19: 18 [19] Israel went into rebellion against David’s house to this day. P S A L M Psalm 81:10-11, 12-13, 14-15 R: I am the Lord, your God: hear my voice. 9 [10] There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. 10 [11] I, the Lord, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt. (R) 11 [12] “My people heard not my voice, and Israel obeyed me not; 12 [13] so I gave them up to the hardness of their hearts; they walked according to their own counsels.” (R) 13 [14] “If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways, 14 [15] quickly would I humble their enemies; against their foes I would turn my hand.” (R) GOSPEL Jesus heals the deaf man. The language used to explain this healing to us is that Jesus “opened his ears.” This gives us an idea of how to apply the message of this healing to us. Jesus wants us to “open our ears” to the truth of the Gospel and to a deeper understanding of it. We need to heed this call and do our best to respond to it as any faithful disciple would. We all have things to learn about God. Are we humble enough to admit it? GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Open our hearts, O Lord, to listen to the words of your Son. Mark 7:31-37 31 Jesus left the district of Tyre and went by way of Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, into the district of the Decapolis. 32 And people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment and begged him to lay his hand on him. 33 He took him off by himself away from the crowd. He put his finger into the man’s ears and, spitting, touched his tongue; 34 then he looked up to heaven and groaned, and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (that is, “Be opened!”) 35 And immediately the man’s ears were opened, his speech impediment was removed, and he spoke plainly. 36 He ordered them not to tell anyone. But the more he ordered them not to, the more they proclaimed it. 37 They were exceedingly astonished and they said, “He has done all things well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” LIST think: We all have things to learn about God. Are we humble enough to admit it? 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 1 Corinthians 5-8 | |
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| | SABBATH | THE MESSIAH HAS ARRIVED The Jews were waiting for the Messiah. There were many expectations, including miracles that He would work. There were also political and social expectations, some of which Jesus fulfilled, others He did not. For example, He did not deliver the Jews from their political captivity. The miracle we read about in today’s Gospel is part of a whole series of acts and miracles that are associated with the coming of the Messiah in the Prophet Isaiah. The miracles that Jesus performed indicate that He is not just the Messiah but that, as the Messiah, He has authority over sickness, demonic activities and even the forces of nature. If we take these signs to their logical conclusion, we will see that the miracles point to the divinity of Jesus. Many people had performed miracles before Jesus, but none with the same absolute and universal authority. No one before had claimed the power to forgive sins either. When we connect all these aspects of Jesus’ ministry together, we begin to form a fairly comprehensive picture as to the way Jesus portrays Himself as the Incarnate Word of God. The miracles also serve as signs that draw people to Jesus. It is easy to see how this would happen when we consider the spectacular nature of miracles and how people talk about it. It is critical that we do not downplay them or take them for granted. God still wants to work miracles today to draw more people to Himself in a world that seeks to open to the spiritual realm. People today cry out for spiritual nourishment but do not seem to know where to look for it. Miracles would be a very good indication that the Christian faith is a good place to look for nourishment in the spiritual life. Let us pray that God will work miracles through us for the sake of the world and not for our own glory. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you expect miracles to happen in your life? Lord Jesus, help me to expect miracles in my life simply because You want to use my life to draw others to Christ. Help me to bear witness to the miracle of the forgiveness of my sins to everyone I meet. | |
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