 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 29, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | ANOTHER CHANCE The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time. – Jonah 3:1 “Agaaaainnnn??? You failed to do it again???” This question of exasperation came out of my lips the nth time during the thick of our preparations for a major church event in the archdiocese. A committee head had not been performing his duties resulting in delays of other activities. Impatience made my blood boil once again since I was the overall coordinator. I was truly annoyed. As I read today’s reading, it hit me that the Lord had given Jonah a second chance to do his task. Just as the Lord had given the prophet another chance, so does He give me repeated opportunites to do away with my impatience. He could have screamed “Again???” but He did not. Instead, with love and gentleness, He corrects me. Indeed, the Lord is “a merciful and loving God, slow to anger” (Psalm 86:15). Danny Tariman (danny@dtariman.com) 29 REFLECTION: Has someone repeatedly offended you? Before you deny that person of your forgiveness, check if you committed the same sin over again. Forgive me, Lord, for losing my patience countless times. Please give me another chance. Amen. St. Oswald, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING God is a God of mercy and compassion. He is also reluctant to exclude anyone from the life of grace He desires for us. Yet He will not force anyone against their will. He wants us to choose to love Him. Love that is not freely chosen is not love at all. Jesus knows this from His own choices as a human being in remaining obedient to His Father’s will despite the suffering it involved. Jonah 3:1-10 1 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time: 2 “Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and announce to it the message that I will tell you.” 3 So Jonah made ready and went to Nineveh, according to the Lord’S bidding. Now Nineveh was an enormously large city; it took three days to go through it. 4 Jonah began his journey through the city, and had gone but a single day’s walk announcing, “Forty days more and Nineveh shall be destroyed,” 5 when the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and small, put on sackcloth. 6 When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in the ashes. 7 Then he had this proclaimed throughout Nineveh, by decree of the king and his nobles: “Neither man nor beast, neither cattle nor sheep, shall taste anything; they shall not eat, nor shall they drink water. 8 Man and beast shall be covered with sackcloth and call loudly to God; every man shall turn from his evil way and from the violence he has in hand. 9 Who knows, God may relent and forgive, and withhold his blazing wrath, so that we shall not perish.” 10 When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out. P S A L M Psalm 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 R: A heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn. 1 [3] Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. 2 [4] Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. (R) 10 [12] A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. 11 [13] Cast me not out from your presence, and your Holy Spirit take not from me. (R) 16 [18] For you are not pleased with sacrifices; should I offer a burnt offering, you would not accept it. 17 [19] My sacrifice, O God, is a contrite spirit; a heart contrite and humbled, O God, you will not spurn. (R) GOSPEL BLESSING LIST Repentance is the greatest sign we can give to an unbelieving generation. Unbelievers cannot understand repentance because it makes no sense to them as they do not have a concept of sin that demands conversion. This is one of the reasons why it can be so difficult to proclaim the Gospel to unbelievers. For the same reason this is why it is important that we live the fullness of our Christian lives in order to win unbelievers over to our way of life. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Even now, says the Lord, return to me with your whole heart for I am gracious and merciful. Luke 11:29-32 29 While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. 30 Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 At the judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here. 32 At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here. BL 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 5-8 ESSING LIST 1st READING 2nd READING GOSPEL PSALM TODAY’S BLESSING LIST | |
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| | SABBATH | PREACHING AND REPENTANCE Jonah was an interesting character with an interesting story. A reluctant prophet when God asked him to prophesy, he foot-dragged, hemmed and hawed, protested and complained. But in the end, he obeyed and did what he was asked to do. Contrary to his expectations, the people over whom he had no control, repented. Men simply want to be in control all the time. We get insecure and anxious if we can’t put a handle on things and events. We get rattled when we cannot predict the outcome. As a counselor, allow me to read into Jonah’s mind for a while. I should think that Jonah imagined the worst and initially refused to do God’s bidding because he could not really control the outcome of his preaching, or worse, he feared that the people would turn against him. Such a loss of control is not a very appealing prospect for men in general. In the years I have been facilitating couple’s workshops and self-awareness modules for adults, it has always been the men who brush feelings aside when they begin to sense a loss of control. Oftentimes, sensing that they are about to be overwhelmed by their feelings, they get right back to thinking mode and declare themselves free from issues, anger or resentment, or that they have forgotten everything and forgiven everyone, and that they no longer have anything against the past or anyone from the past. Most who do so, go home with a sense of not having done what originally they have set out to do. They return home feeling incomplete and their time wasted. But there is something that men do that can surprise even themselves. They can make a sudden turnaround for seemingly unexplainable reasons. Like Jonah did. He made an about-face. He preached metanoia but, without knowing it, he was the first to do what he asked people to do. He led by example. He literally turned around and did what God asked him to. And all it takes is a decision, never mind the feelings. What Jonah was asked to preach, he did. He repented! Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB REFLECTION QUESTION: How well do you walk your talk? May I always be true to my words, Lord. May my actions reveal that I am Your disciple. | |
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