 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 5, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
May others see Jesus in you this Friday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | BEWARE OF JEALOUSY When his brothers saw that their father loved him best of all his sons, they hated him so much... – Genesis 37:4 When we were young, my cousins would stay with us during summer vacations. I looked forward to it because I only had one sibling and having additional playmates was fun. But once, one of my cousins and I had a fight. I couldn’t remember what we fought about but I knew then that he was at fault. However, my grandmother sided with him. I resented that because every time my cousins would commit a mistake, Lola would always side with them. Her reason? They were less fortunate so she pitied them. I couldn’t accept her reason so I was furious at my cousins. Joseph’s brothers became jealous of him because of the special favor that their father showed him. Consequently, they hated him to the point that they were willing to kill him. Jealousy can lead to serious sins and can blind us from doing what is right. We need to be always on guard against our negative emotions and not allow them to rule us. Judith Concepcion (svp_jmc@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: Check your heart. Are you keeping score of what others have? Lord Jesus, purify my heart. Prune me from whatever displeases You. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Envy and jealousy are horrible sins. They can lead us to do awful things to people, even our kin. The story of Joseph is a reminder to us that we need to avoid jealousy and envy precisely because they cannot bring about anything good. We should rejoice in the blessings of others, just as we should share our blessings with all. If others choose not to share then we should leave it to God to deal with them as he sees fit on Judgment Day. Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a 3 Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons, for he was the child of his old age; and he had made him a long tunic. 4 When his brothers saw that their father loved him best of all his sons, they hated him so much that they would not even greet him. 12 One day, when his brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem, 13 Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers, you know, are tending our flocks at Shechem. Get ready; I will send you to them.” 17 So Joseph went after his brothers and caught up with them in Dothan. 18 They noticed him from a distance, and before he came up to them, they plotted to kill him. 19 They said to one another: “Here comes that master dreamer! 20 Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns here; we could say that a wild beast devoured him. We shall then see what comes of his dreams.” 21 When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from their hands, saying: “We must not take his life. 22 Instead of shedding blood,” he continued, “just throw him into that cistern there in the desert; but don’t kill him outright.” His purpose was to rescue him from their hands and restore him to his father. 23 So when Joseph came up to them, they stripped him of the long tunic he had on; 24 then they took him and threw him into the cistern, which was empty and dry. 25 They then sat down to their meal. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum, balm and resin to be taken down to Egypt. 26 Judah said to his brothers: “What is to be gained by killing our brother and concealing his blood? 27 Rather, let us sell him to these Ishmaelites, instead of doing away with him ourselves. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh.” His brothers agreed. 28 They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. P S A L M Psalm 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21 R: Remember the marvels the Lord has done. 16 When he called down a famine on the land and ruined the crop that sustained them, 17 he sent a man before them, Joseph, sold as a slave. (R) 18 They had weighed him down with fetters, and he was bound with chains, 19 till his prediction came to pass and the word of the LORD proved him true. (R) 20 The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free. 21 He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions. (R) G O S P E L Greed is also a horrible sin, one that leads only to destruction. Greed is especially awful when we consider that what we covet only has a very limited lifespan. How much joy will we have if we get whatever we want? Food — you will be hungry again in a few hours; things — you won’t be using it after you die. All things on earth are passing away and only love will endure. Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46 33 Jesus said to the chief and the elders of the people: “Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. 34 When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. 35 But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. 36 Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. 37 Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, ‘They will respect my son.’ 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.’ 39 They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?” 41 They answered him, “He will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times.” 42 Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes’? 43 Therefore, I say to you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit. 45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them. 46 And although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet. my reflections t h i n k : We should rejoice in the blessings of others, just as we should share our blessings with all. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Revelation 19-22 | |
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| | SABBATH | Goodness Suffers Abuse More than a parable, Bible scholars say that today’s Gospel is an allegory about the Passion of Jesus as Messiah. The vineyard owner is Yahweh; the vineyard is Israel as God’s chosen people. The tenants were the Jewish religious leaders; the servants sent by the land owner were the prophets who came to Israel in Yahweh’s name. The only son is Jesus, the One Begotten of Yahweh, whom the Jewish leaders arrested and crucified on Calvary which was located outside the walls of the Holy City. Beyond the richness of meanings as regards the details of the story, we are struck by one big realization: God’s initiative to be infinitely good is met by ungratefulness and abuse by human beings. Thankfulness seems unnatural; selfishness is “second nature” for broken humanity. In this light, we should understand why goodness to others is not repaid by the other person’s goodness but oftentimes, by abuse. Jesus Himself stated in one part of the Gospels: “When the world hates you, realize that it hated me before you.” Now we should be spiritually mature to take on these realities: unpaid financial debts by persons whom we tried to bail out from tight situations, indifference by persons whom we served in their moments of weakness and need, aloofness of some co-workers with whom we had some good human relations when they were our co-equal. Reading today’s Gospel should enable us to say with godly attitude in the face of human abuse: so what else is new? Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: Go back to some real-life situations when you honestly felt short-changed by other’s lack of gratitude, indifference and abusive attitude in the face of your sincere efforts to help and serve. Pray to God for the healing that you need in these experiences. It is not easy to receive ingratitude for the good that I do. May this make me more grateful for all the benefits You have given me, Lord. St. Piran, pray for us. | |
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