 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 27, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | MY FIRST PRISON VISIT “I was in prison and you came to see me.” – Matthew 25:36 I came from a Caring Group (CG) meeting in the morning and even brought my two CG members with me. It was a novel experience for us: our first prison visit. We were not informed beforehand that we would be leading discussion groups during the visit. I was a bag of nerves since I was unprepared and simply didn’t know what to expect. The hardened faces of the inmates even intimidated me. I just said a quick silent prayer before I started leading the opening prayer. Just when I was about to castigate myself for not handling the discussion with confidence, an inmate approached me after the closing prayer and told me her life story. I had a very memorable one-on-one with her. God, I know it was You at work. Blesilda (not her real name) didn’t look like a woman stripped of freedom and dignity behind bars. She even looked happy and at peace. She related about her daughter who worked in a giant multimedia company in the province. It saddened me that she couldn’t tell her daughter that she was in prison. Despite that, her aura radiated light because she encountered Christ in the Correctional Institution for Women. Ems Sy Chan (havenofleeanne@gmail.com) 27 REFLECTION: It is the obligation of every Christian to perform corporal works or acts of mercy. Have you done your part? May I not turn the other way when my neighbor needs my help. St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING We hear an echo of this call to holiness in chapter 6 of Luke’s Gospel. In the Old Testament we find a focus on the numerous social injustices present in Jewish society. The Law tries to address these injustices but we are all aware of the deviousness of humanity – we simply find a way of bending the laws to suit our position. This is why conversion of heart is so essential. Unless we truly seek to live a holy life, sin will get the better of us most of the time when temptation comes our way. Leviticus 19:1-2, 11-18 1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Speak to the whole assembly of the children of Israel and tell them: Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. 11 You shall not steal. You shall not lie or speak falsely to one another. 12 You shall not swear falsely by my name, thus profaning the name of your God. I am the Lord. 13 You shall not defraud or rob your neighbor. You shall not withhold overnight the wages of your day laborer. 14 You shall not curse the deaf, or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but you shall fear your God. I am the Lord. 15 You shall not act dishonestly in rendering judgment. Show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty, but judge your fellow men justly. 16 You shall not go about spreading slander among your kinsmen; nor shall you stand by idly when your neighbor’s life is at stake. I am the Lord. 17 You shall not bear hatred for your brother in your heart. Though you may have to reprove your fellow man, do not incur sin because of him. 18 Take no revenge and cherish no grudge against your fellow countrymen. You shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord.” P S A L M Psalm 19:8, 9, 10, 15 R: Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life. 7 [8] The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul. The decree of the Lord is trustworthy, giving wisdom to the simple. (R) 8 [9] The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart. The command of the Lord is clear, enlightening the eye. (R) 9 [10] The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever; the ordinances of the Lord are true, all of them just. (R) 14 [15] Let the words of my mouth and the thought of my heart find favor before you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (R) GOSPEL Once again we are presented with the challenge to ensure that our lives meaningfully speak of the values we proclaim when we call ourselves Christians. It is not going to be easy to live up to the high standard Jesus sets for us, but if we lower the standards and settle for second-best, what we are doing is giving in to sin and mediocrity. Let us seek the higher calling and embrace the cost of discipleship as it will bring us to the gift of eternal life. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Behold, now is a very acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. Matthew 25:31-46 31 Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, 32 and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. 33 He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. 34 Then the king will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, 36 naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? 39 When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ 40 And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’ 41 Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, 43 a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison, and you did not care for me.’ 44 Then they will answer and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or ill or in prison, and not minister to your needs?’ 45 He will answer them, ‘Amen, I say to you, what you did not do for one of these least ones, you did not do for me.’ 46 And these will go off to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” think: Let us seek the higher calling and embrace the cost of discipleship as it will bring us the gift of eternal life. 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 Titus and Philemon 9-21 TODAY’S BLESSING LIST | |
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| | SABBATH | BE HOLY! The beatification last year of Pope John Paul II was long awaited and expected by not a few of us who knew him even from afar and loved him almost up close and personal. Twenty-four of my 29 years as a priest were spent during his pontificate. He became Pope when I was only 22 years old, working as a parish pastoral assistant to an Italian priest in a then very young parish that the priest started in Calamba, Laguna. I got to see and meet the Pope from a close vantage point: first, when I belonged to a team that covered his visit in 1980 with my reliable old double lens parallax camera; and second, as a 39-year-old priest (the last time I officially belonged to the world of the “youth”), leading a whole bunch of seminarians at the Luneta Park for the World Youth Day 1995 in Manila. I write about him because today, we are given an important challenge from the First Reading: “Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy.” It is hard for anyone who followed Pope John Paul II very closely not to associate him with holiness. The whole world sensed this. Everyone knew it, for Karol Wojtyla lived it right from the start. He was consistent and relentless in his pursuit of holiness. When he died, the whole world clamored for it. “Santo subito,” we demanded. On closer look, this command from the Lord really sums up and gives meaning to what comes after. This is the real “word” that is the foundation of the 10 “words” or commandments (which is what Decalogue literally means). Holiness is possible. This is what Blessed Pope John Paul II tells us. That was what he taught us when he beatified and canonized a record number of saintly men and women during his pontificate. He had a vision for himself and for the Church that he so loved and faithfully served. And despite the pain and the suffering associated with old age, he remained steadfast in that dream. Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB REFLECTION QUESTION: What is your vision for your Christian life? Lord, fire me up with the desire to be holy as You are holy. | |
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