Lordie, God's Message For You Today, April 28, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for April 28, 2011 Dear Lordie, Never lose sight of Jesus this Thursday. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   A Note from Tina: Thank you for your decision to support the work and ministry of your KerygmaFamily. 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Trying to keep my objectivity, I singled out the only sentence that had a clue to the cause of her wrath and I apologized. Deep in my heart, I felt she was out of line. How can she magnify something I wasn’t even aware of? But who wins if I asserted my point? I refused to see Satan’s victory who preyed on her and used her human weakness to trap her to build a grudge. I dare say, like Peter, that she acted out of ignorance, not realizing who is behind it all. Now we’re friends again after I treated her as if I didn’t receive her unkind letter. Events made her realize her own behavior. Kindness conquers!Cristy Galang (cristy_cc@yahoo.com) 28 REFLECTION: Do I react with wrath when family or friends disappoint me?   Lord Jesus, please remind me always that conflict and division are not from You. Bless me with patience and a forgiving spirit so that when the buck of anger is passed on to me, it will also stop with me. Amen.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING in one year   Peter gives the leaders of the people the benefit of the doubt when he acknowledges that they probably did not realize what they were doing when they handed over Jesus to the Roman authorities. Likewise, we should be willing to give people the benefit of the doubt when we think they have wronged us. It will not hurt us to approach a conflict situation thinking the best of our opponent. In fact, we ought to go one step further and forgive them even before we ask them to admit their fault and be sorry for what they have done.   Acts 3:11-26 11 As the crippled man who had been cured clung to Peter and John, all the people hurried in amazement toward them in the portico called “Solomon’s Portico.” 12 When Peter saw this, he addressed the people, “You children of Israel, why are you amazed at this, and why do you look so intently at us as if we had made him walk by our own power or piety? 13 The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus whom you handed over and denied in Pilate’s presence, when he had decided to release him. 14 You denied the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 The author of life you put to death, but God raised him from the dead; of this we are witnesses. 16 And by faith in his name, this man, whom you see and know, his name has made strong, and the faith that comes through it has given him this perfect health, in the presence of all of you. 17 Now I know, brothers, that you acted out of ignorance, just as your leaders did; 18 but God has thus brought to fulfillment what he had announced beforehand through the mouth of all the prophets, that his Christ would suffer. 19 Repent, therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be wiped away, 20 and that the Lord may grant you times of refreshment and send you the Christ already appointed for you, Jesus, 21 whom heaven must receive until the times of universal restoration of which God spoke through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old. 22 For Moses said: ‘A prophet like me will the Lord, your God, raise up for you from among your own kinsmen; to him you shall listen in all that he may say to you. 23 Everyone who does not listen to that prophet will be cut off from the people.’ 24 Moreover, all the prophets who spoke, from Samuel and those afterwards, also announced these days. 25 You are the children of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your ancestors when he said to Abraham, ‘In your offspring all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’ 26 For you first, God raised up his servant and sent him to bless you by turning each of you from your evil ways.”   P S A L M   Psalms 8:2, 5, 6-7, 8-9 R: O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! 1 [2] O LORD, our Lord, how glorious is your name over all the earth! 4 [5] What is man that you should be mindful of him, or the son of man that you should care for him? (R) 5 [6] You have made him little less than the angels, and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 [7] You have given him rule over the works of your hands, putting all things under his feet. (R) 7 [8] All sheep and oxen, yes, and the beasts of the field, 8 [9] the birds of the air, the fishes of the sea, and whatever swims the paths of the seas. (R)   G O S P E L   The truth of the resurrection of Jesus from the dead, our Gospel faith, is something that means we have received a commission. We have been sent out to proclaim the truth we have received. Just as our faith cost us nothing in terms of receiving it, we must be prepared to do our share in bringing the same truth to the lives of all men and women. We receive the Gospel in order to be sent out to proclaim it. This is the dynamic of the Good News; this is a “must do” reality for all Christians.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Luke 24:35-48 35 The disciples of Jesus recounted what had taken place on the way and how they had come to recognize him in the breaking of the bread. 36 While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 37 But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. 38 Then he said to them, “Why are you troubled? And why do questions arise in your hearts? 39 Look at my hands and my feet, that it is I myself. Touch me and see, because a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you can see I have.” 40 And as he said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. 41 While they were still incredulous for joy and were amazed, he asked them, “Have you anything here to eat?” 42 They gave him a piece of baked fish; 43 he took it and ate it in front of them. 44 He said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the law of Moses and in the prophets and psalms must be fulfilled.” 45 Then he opened their minds to understandthe scriptures. 46 And he said to them, “Thus it is written that the Christ would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day 47 and that repentance, for the forgiveness of sins, would be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. 48 You are witnesses of these things.”   my reflections t h i n k : We should be willing to give people the benefit of the doubt when we think they have wronged us.   God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________   _______________________________________________________   READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2 Chronicles 9-10         Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   PEACE BE WITH YOU   As the disciples recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread, He vanishes from their sight. On their return to Jerusalem to announce to the disciples, Jesus stands among them. Luke adds humorous touches to the story. It is almost as if Jesus is saying, “Ha! I beat you!” Notice what Jesus does with the disciples. He bids them peace. He does not scold them for being lousy followers or for running away when He needed them most. The Risen Christ brings peace to the troubled and weary. Jesus, at a loss as to how to convince them, asks for some fish. Have you ever eaten fish? It is not easy. Can you imagine Jesus with fish in His hands eating in their midst? How delightful! When Jesus speaks of peace, it is a deep and lasting peace. The peace of the Risen Lord is not as the world offers in a friendly handshake. This peace extends to the fullness of well-being in mind, body and spirit. The peace (shalom) of Jesus meets the very depth of one’s soul, bringing life and goodness, rest and healing. Jesus knows they are troubled. He knows they question the reality of what they see. He shows them His hands and feet. As Jesus spoke to the disciples on the way to Emmaus, He now speaks to the disciples, revealing to them the fulfillment of all Scriptures in Him. Their hearts must have burned as Jesus explained to them the mysteries of our faith. Having enlightened them, He now tells them to do the same: You are witnesses of these things. As Jesus bid the disciples peace to their troubled and questioning hearts, He does the same to us. He stands among us and reassures us of His peace. We all seek peace in our lives. All of us experience trouble of one kind or another. All of us have doubts and questions in our minds. Jesus brings His love and goodness to us through His peace. His peace is healing and strength for the weary traveler.Fr. Brian Steele, MGL   Reflection Question: Why are you troubled? Why do these questions arise in your heart?   Lord, You have risen from the dead and You dispel all my doubts and fears. Grant me your peace. Amen.   St. Valeria, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, April 27, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for April 27, 2011 Dear Lordie, God will never leave you. This Wednesday is no different. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) 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Even the service we say we do for the Lord may keep us from what is truly essential. Are you the church choirmaster who humiliates your members for singing out of tune? A prayer leader who cares more about attendance than your members’ relationship with the Lord? Maybe a lector who worries more about how good you sound than how people are touched by God’s Word? Your service is just a means for you to see God more and to let others see Him more. Don’t lose sight of that. Jun Asis (mabuting.balita@gmail.com) 27 REFLECTION: Have I been distracted in my service that I have neglected to see God in it?   Lord, may I go about my duties and tasks with the mindset of glorifying You. Amen.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING in one year   The words of Peter are true for us all – none of us have all that much to give the poor, but we all have the capacity to share our faith with everyone we meet. This is by far the greatest gift we can offer anyone. However, it is often the case that to offer only the Gospel is not enough! If a person is living in dire poverty and we fail to address the simple needs that stem from our understanding of human dignity, we have failed in our attempt to truly engage the person in dialogue. I very much doubt whether we will be able to effectively minister the truth of the Gospel on a long-term basis if this is the case. There is a social dimension to the Gospel that we must be sure to take into account when we proclaim it.   Acts 3:1-10 1 Peter and John were going up to the temple area for the three o’clock hour of prayer. 2 And a man crippled from birth was carried and placed at the gate of the temple called “the Beautiful Gate” every day to beg for alms from the people who entered the temple. 3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked for alms. 4 But Peter looked intently at him, as did John, and said, “Look at us.” 5 He paid attention to them, expecting to receive something from them. 6 Peter said, “I have neither silver nor gold, but what I do have I give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean, rise and walk.” 7 Then Peter took him by the right hand and raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles grew strong. 8 He leaped up, stood, and walked around, and went into the temple with them, walking and jumping and praising God. 9 When all the people saw him walking and praising God, 10 they recognized him as the one who used to sit begging at the Beautiful Gate of the temple, and they were filled with amazement and astonishment at what had happened to him.   P S A L M   Psalms 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, 8-9 R: Rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord. 1 Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the nations his deeds. 2 Sing to him, sing his praise, proclaim all his wondrous deeds. (R) 3Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD! 4 Look to the LORD in his strength; seek to serve him constantly. (R) 6 You descendants of Abraham, his servants, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He, the LORD, is our God; throughout the earth his judgments prevail. (R) 8 He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations, 9 which he entered into with Abraham and by his oath to Isaac. (R)   G O S P E L   The story of the disciples traveling on the road to Emmaus is full of imagery and richness if only we give ourselves the time to reflect upon it properly. It is not possible to do justice to this passage in this short reflection other than to challenge you all to spend a few prayer times seeking out its richness of faith and symbolism. Let us pray that our hearts will burn within us as we do this precisely because we are opening ourselves up more deeply to the purifying and sanctifying grace of God in our reflections.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia This is the day the LORD has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Luke 24:13-35 13 That very day, the first day of the week, two of Jesus’ disciples were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus, 14 and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. 15 And it happened that while they were conversing and debating, Jesus himself drew near and walked with them, 16 but their eyes were prevented from recognizing him. 17 He asked them, “What are you discussing as you walk along?” They stopped, looking downcast. 18 One of them, named Cleopas, said to him in reply, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know of the things that have taken place there in these days?” 19 And he replied to them, “What sort of things?” They said to him, “The things that  happened to Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 how our chief priests and rulers both handed him over to a sentence of death and crucified him. 21 But we were hoping that he would be the one to redeem Israel; and besides all this, it is now the third day since this took place. 22 Some women from our group, however, have astounded us: they were at the tomb early in the morning 23 and did not find his body; they came back and reported that they had indeed seen a vision of angels who announced that he was alive. 24 Then some of those with us went to the tomb and found things just as the women had described, but him they did not see.” 25 And he said to them, “Oh, how foolish you are! How slow of heart to believe all that the prophets spoke! 26 Was it not necessary that the Messiah should suffer these things and enter into his glory?” 27 Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them what referred to him in all the scriptures. 28 As they approached the village to which they were going, he gave the impression that he was going on farther.  29 But they urged him, “Stay with us, for it is nearly evening and the day is almost over.” So he went in to stay with them. 30 And it happened that, while he was with them at table, he took bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them. 31 With that their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he vanished from their sight. 32 Then they said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?” 33 So they set out at once and returned to Jerusalem where they found gathered together the eleven and those with them 34 who were saying, “The Lord has truly been raised and has appeared to Simon!” 35 Then the two recounted what had taken place on the way and how he was made known to them in the breaking of the bread.   my reflections t h i n k : There is a social dimension to the Gospel that we must be sure to take into account when we proclaim it.   God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________   _______________________________________________________   READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2 Chronicles 7-8   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   HEARTS ON FIRE!   The two disciples on the way to Emmaus are down in the dumps. They return to their original village. The evangelist tells us that they are discussing the events of the last few days: the arrest, crucifixion, death and reports of Jesus risen from the dead. In their depression, they debate and converse with each other. They are unaware of the one who walks beside them. They are so sad they cannot recognize Jesus, the one whom they are referring to in their conversation. Notice the reaction of the disciples when Jesus asks them what they are discussing. They are downcast. Are you the only one who does not know what has been happening? Are you blind? Are you unaware? In fact, Jesus is the only one who knows what is going on. As they talk to Jesus, they repeat the bad and sad news. Actually, they do not realize that it is good news! Therefore, Jesus takes center stage as He also joins in the discussion, this time speaking of all the Scriptures referring to Him. Luke informs us that their hearts burn within as Jesus gives them the first ever catechism of the Catholic Church. I would love to have been there on the road to Emmaus. Only at the breaking of the bread, the familiar gesture at the Last Supper, do they realize it has been Jesus all along. How slow they have been to realize. Just when they get it, he disappears from their sight. All of us are on a journey. Not to Emmaus but to the center of our hearts. We hear again Jesus speaking His Word to us. At every Eucharist, Jesus speaks His Word and breaks bread for us in the person of the priest. Jesus reveals His presence to us as He did at Emmaus. Our eyes need to be open to see Him truly in our midst under the guise of bread and His Word. Notice in the story the journey does not end. In fact, the two disciples are very excited to continue their journey — all the way back to Jerusalem. They are no longer sad but bearers of the Good News of God’s Love. Fr. Brian Steele, MGL   Reflection Question: Does you heart burn in love for Jesus?   Come, Holy Sprit, enkindle within me the fire of your love in the breaking of the bread and Word in the Eucharist. Amen.   St. Winewald, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, April 26, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for April 26, 2011 Dear Lordie, God has a great plan for your life?including this Tuesday. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   26 April Tuesday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   HAVE YOU SEEN JESUS ?   She turned round and saw Jesus standing there, though she did not realize that it was Jesus. – John 20:14   A week ago, a chat message popped up on my computer that read, “Have you ever seen Jesus?” It was from a friend who said he met people who claimed to have heard and seen Jesus. I have never seen His physical being or heard His actual voice, but I dare to say that I have met Him. He comes to me in the form of friends and family, sharing happiness and joy.  He shows me His visage in the beauty of nature, even in the violence of the storms. He expresses his vulnerability through the needy, evoking my compassion and demanding my charity. He embraces me when I’m distressed, by flooding my soul with lasting peace that calms and heals my hurts. God is always calling us to Himself, if we only know how to listen. He reveals His face every day, and is only waiting for us to turn to Him when He calls our name. May we be sensitive to His voice and respond gladly when He calls. Cecil Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com)   REFLECTION: “When you come to know the Father, not a thing will be the same. You will know the peace of Jesus, when you hear Him call your name.” (Marilyn Ferguson)   Lord, help me recognize Your face and hear Your voice.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING in one year   The Gospel has the power to cut us “to the heart,” meaning that it is capable of addressing the heart of the matter in question. Each of us has areas of our lives that need deeeper conversion – perhaps there are even areas that are yet to be submitted to the power of the Gospel! Whatever may be the case, God has not yet finished His work in us. It is a faith imperative that we willingly submit our lives to the grace of the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit of truth, in all that we do.   Acts 2:36-41 36 On the day of Pentecost, Peter said to the Jewish people, “Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” 38 Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” 40 He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand persons were added that day.   P S A L M   Psalms 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 R: The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord. 4 Upright is the word of the LORD, and all his works are trustworthy. 5 He loves justice and right; of the kindness of the LORD the earth is full. (R) 18 See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, 19 to deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine. (R) 20 Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield. 22 May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you. (R)   G O S P E L   In the beginning an essential aspect of the Gospel proclamation is the claim to having been able to “see the Lord.” This reality does not end just because physical sightings of Jesus are now over because He has ascended into heaven. We still see Jesus through the eyes of faith and are just as capable of speaking the truth in saying that we have seen Jesus. Faith, too, is a way of knowing – it is virtually a sixth sense! We should never underestimate the capacity of our faith to instill knowledge in our minds and hearts.   VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it.   John 20:11-18 11 Mary Magdalene stayed outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent over into the tomb 12 and saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet where the Body of Jesus had been. 13 And they said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.” 14 When she had said this, she turned around and saw Jesus there, but did not know it was Jesus. 15 Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She thought it was the gardener and said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you laid him, and I will take him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabbouni,” which means Teacher. 17 Jesus said to her, “Stop holding on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’ ” 18 Mary of Magdala went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord,” and what he told her.   my reflections t h i n k : We should never underestimate the capacity of our faith to instill knowledge in our minds and hearts.   God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________   _______________________________________________________   READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 2 Chronicles 5-6   2 Chronicles 5-6 Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   CALLED BY NAME   Mary is weeping. The body of Jesus has been taken away and she does not know where it is. She was hoping that she would see the body once more. Her hopes were shattered. Her dreams vanished. In her sadness, she became blind to the presence of Jesus. She thinks He is the gardener. Then something amazing happens. Immediately, fear is dispelled, dreams are fulfilled and hope is once again made strong. Jesus calls her by that familiar name — Mary. Hearing His voice and seeing Him again must have overwhelmed  her heart. Jesus, the Risen Savior, speaks her name. As she seeks to hold on to Him, Jesus reminds her that she must tell the news to the others. Mary announces to the followers that she had seen the Lord. We, too, must pray for the same grace that we hear the Risen Lord call out our name. We, too, must announce with conviction that we have seen the Lord. We, too, have heard Him call out our name. He is the loving and merciful Lord. He is the good Shepherd who knows each of us by name. The sheep hear His voice and follow Him. If Jesus were to reveal Himself to you in person, how would you address Him? For Mary, it was Teacher, the familiar name she knew. Who is the risen Lord for you? Ask Him to reveal Himself as Lord and Savior. Open your eyes and see Him in those you meet, in the daily events of your life. He is willing to reveal Himself to you if only you ask Him and call upon His name, the only name in which we find healing, hope, forgiveness of sin and salvation.  Fr. Brian Steele, MGL   Reflection Question: Hear Jesus call you by name.   Lord, let me hear You calling out my name. Remove my blindness that I may see You as Lord, Savior, Redeemer, Friend and the Good Shepherd. Amen.   St. Franca Visalta, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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