 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 13, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Don't be discouraged! God will be with you through this week.
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Bo Sanchez
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| | the sign is in the Obvious “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.” – Mark 8:12 I used to live in the slums of Bagong Barrio, Caloocan City. Bagong Barrio is the Tondo of Caloocan. Lots of trash all around. Lots of noise all around. Lots of fighting all around. Lots of drinking all around. Lots of addicts all around. Lots of crimes all around. Lots of failures all around. And we were not just failures. We were proud failures! I grew up within this emotional, physical and psychological home. I became poor, addicted, violent, harsh, sinful — and I blamed it on others. I blamed the government, my childhood, the society, even God. I was determined to remain poor and proud. I felt I was imprisoned and I was subliminally enjoying the comfortable life of a proud, poor person. Then God invaded my life. He rocked my world! My prison crumbled. I was set free. Now I live life to the max! When you want change, don’t ask for signs.The sign is in the obvious. Need change? Avail of His Grace. Cooperate. Change! God’s power is oftentimes in the obvious. Obet Cabrillas (kpreacherobet@gmail.com) 13 REFLECTION: Do I waste my time asking for a sign when the answer is obvious? Lord, may I believe in things I cannot see and manifesting what I internally believe. St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Patience, among many other attributes, is important for relationships. There are times when we will have to wait for others to catch up with us and times when they will have to wait for us. Patience helps in this process. We also have to work on developing the rest of the gifts and fruits of the Spirit so that we will have the ability to follow where Jesus takes us. James 1:1-11 1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the dispersion, greetings. 2 Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you encounter various trials, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 And let perseverance be perfect, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 But if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and he will be given it. 6 But he should ask in faith, not doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed about by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord, 8 since he is a man of two minds, unstable in all his ways. 9 The brother in lowly circumstances should take pride in his high standing, 10 and the rich one in his lowliness, for he will pass away “like the flower of the field.” 11 For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, its flower droops, and the beauty of its appearance vanishes. So will the rich person fade away in the midst of his pursuits. P S A L M Psalm 119:67, 68, 71, 72, 75, 76 R: Be kind to me, Lord, and I shall live. 67 Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I hold to your promise. (R) 68 You are good and bountiful; teach me your statutes. (R) 71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes. (R) 72 The law of your mouth is to me more precious than thousands of gold and silver pieces. (R) 75 I know, O Lord, that your ordinances are just, and in your faithfulness you have afflicted me. (R) 76 Let your kindness comfort me according to your promise to your servants. (R) GOSPEL It is not a good idea to be looking for signs all the time simply because this is not necessary. God has given us minds to discern His will. This is the normal way we should be making our decisions, not looking for some extraordinary sign from God to tell us which way to move or what to say next. Most discernment is a fairly simple affair requiring us to test our ideas against the Scriptures and traditions of the Church. We can also help each other out by sharing our ideas and lives with one another. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me. Mark 8:11-13 11 The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. 12 He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the other shore. READING 2nd READING TODAY’S BLESSING LIST think: God has given us minds to discern His will. This is the normal way we should be making our decisions, not looking for some extraordinary sign from God. 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 2 Corinthians 1-4 s 1-4READING 2nd READING GOSPEL PSALM TODAY’S BLESSING LIST | |
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| | SABBATH | SIGNS IN OUR LIVES What signs should we look for in our lives? The answer depends on the context of the question. If the question asks whether or not a person is Christian, then the signs to look for are the fruits of the Spirit and the virtues. However, this is not the context in today’s Gospel passage. The signs we are talking about here are the signs that indicate the path we are to walk in life. Many people wait all their lives for an unequivocally sure sign that the path they are about to embark on is indeed the right one. However this sort of sign rarely, if ever, exists. In other words, they accomplish nothing or, at best, very little in their lives. This is a great shame as we have so much to give our local and Church communities. The most important signpost we have is our faith in Christ. Not even Jesus was absolutely certain, in His humanity, of the path He was to walk in the work of salvation. Faith in God will not necessarily tell us the right path to take, but it will give us the strength and courage to take risks to test it. There is the answer to our question about signs! We will never know if we are living God’s will for our lives unless we try it out. The satisfaction from a life well lived will come if and only if we are willing to test our judgment of the will of God as we understand it. Certainly we will make mistakes in doing this. A person’s sanctity has nothing to do with the number of mistakes he commits. Rather, it has everything to do with whether or not they are willing to make decisions that may or may not turn out to be the correct decisions. What am I saying? Simply that a saint is a person who is willing to take the risk of following what he or she believes to be God’s will, embracing it fully if it proves to be correct, and humbly admitting a mistake if it proves to be otherwise. There is no shame in making an honest mistake, particularly when it has to do with discerning God’s will. The only shame is never living fully all the potentials that God has blessed us with. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL REFLECTION QUESTIONS: Do you tend to wait for certainty in a decision before you act? Are you afraid to make mistakes? Holy Spirit, help me to commit myself to discern well my choices in life. Give me the grace to act on the result of my discernment with courage and humility. | |
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