 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 14, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Thank God for your loved ones this Sunday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Arrogance in Perfection So whoever is in Christ is a new creation; the old things have passed away; behold new things have come. – 2 Corinthians 5:17 During a recent trip going up the Canadian Rocky Mountains, we took a two-day train ride and learned about the man largely responsible for the Canadian transcontinental railway. William Van Horne was a powerful but shrewd railway construction manager. He set the record in building 670 kilometers of rail in just 10 months on extremely treacherous terrain. But in the process, one Chinese railway worker died for every kilometer laid. I remembered myself working for a company which I brought to record highs in terms of market volumes and profits. I cared less for relationships with my staff and the employees as long as I got the results I wanted. God humbled me when these companies crashed at the height of the Asian financial crisis. On my knees, God told me that my way to being a perfect manager was not His way. The humbling experience brought about a renewal in me in the way I managed companies and people. I realized that God is a God of mercy. He is slow to anger and full of gentleness and compassion. Rolly España (rolly@homeliving.com.ph) REFLECTION: People often say that the end justifies the means. Do you accept this principle at the expense of others? Teach me Your ways, Lord, that I may be worthy of my calling as a Christian. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The Chosen People have arrived in the Promised Land and are eating Passover there. The long journey through the desert has ended and the promise of God is fulfilled, at least for the time being. As Christians, we take the Promised Land one step further and understand it as the promise of heaven — eternal life with God. It is important that we celebrate what God did for the Jews but let us not forget that what He does for us all in Jesus is far greater. Joshua 5:9a, 10-12 9 The LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have removed the reproach of Egypt from you.” 10 While the Israelites were encamped at Gilgal on the plains of Jericho, they celebrated the Passover on the evening of the fourteenth of the month. 11 On the day after the Passover they ate of the produce of the land in the form of unleavened cakes and parched grain. On that same day 12 after the Passover on which they ate of the produce of the land, the manna ceased. No longer was there manna for the Israelites, who that year ate of the yield of the land of Canaan. P S A L M Psalm 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 (9a) R: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. 1 [2] I will bless the LORD at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. 2 [3] Let my soul glory in the LORD; the lowly will hear me and be glad. (R) 3 [4] Glorify the LORD with me, let us together extol his name. 4 [5] I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. (R) 5 [6] Look to him that you may be radiant with joy, and your faces may not blush with shame. 6 [7] When the poor one called out, the LORD heard, and from all his distress he saved him. (R) 2nd READING I love the image of our being ambassadors for Christ. It makes us sound important in the eyes of God. Yes, we are important to Him, both as individuals He wants to save and be in relationship with, and as potential bearers of the Good News of salvation to those who have not yet heard or responded to it. Let us never diminish our worth in the eyes of God to such an extent that we forget that it is He who has given us the greatest dignity in all of creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 17 Brothers and sisters: Whoever is in Christ is a new creation: the old things have passed away; behold, new things have come. 18 And all this is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 namely, God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting their trespasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. 20 So we are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who did not know sin, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him. G O S P E L The Parable of the Prodigal Son really needs little explanation. However, let me say that what we are dealing with here is the prodigal love of the father for his son; it is the father who is the focus. Similarly in our lives, we tend to focus on the bad, the sin in our lives, rather than the goodness of God. It is time for us to make a change in our focus and allow God’s goodness, mercy and love to be the influences that guide our decisions and thoughts. Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 1 Tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, 2 but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So to them he addressed this parable: 11 “A man had two sons, 12 and the younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of your estate that should come to me.’ So the father divided the property between them. 13 After a few days, the younger son collected all his belongings and set off to a distant country where he squandered his inheritance on a life of dissipation. 14 When he had freely spent everything, a severe famine struck that country, and he found himself in dire need. 15 So he hired himself out to one of the local citizens who sent him to his farm to tend the swine. 16 And he longed to eat his fill of the pods on which the swine fed, but nobody gave him any. 17 Coming to his senses he thought, “How many of my father’s hired workers have more than enough food to eat, but here am I, dying from hunger. 18 I shall get up and go to my father and I shall say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. 19 I no longer deserve to be called your son; treat me as you would treat one of your hired workers.” ’ 20 So he got up and went back to his father. While he was still a long way off, his father caught sight of him, and was filled with compassion. He ran to his son, embraced him and kissed him. 21 His son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you; I no longer deserve to be called your son.’ 22 But his father ordered his servants, ‘Quickly bring the finest robe and put it on him; put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. 23 Take the fattened calf and slaughter it. Then let us celebrate with a feast, 24 because this son of mine was dead, and has come to life again; he was lost, and has been found.’ Then the celebration began. 25 Now the older son had been out in the field and, on his way back, as he neared the house, he heard the sound of music and dancing. 26 He called one of the servants and asked what this might mean. 27 The servant said to him, ‘Your brother has returned and your father has slaughtered the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’ 28 He became angry, and when he refused to enter the house, his father came out and pleaded with him. 29 He said to his father in reply, ‘Look, all these years I served you and not once did I disobey your orders; yet you never gave me even a young goat to feast on with my friends. 30 But when your son returns who swallowed up your property with prostitutes, for him you slaughter the fattened calf.’ 31 He said to him, ‘My son, you are here with me always; everything I have is yours. 32 But now we must celebrate and rejoice, because your brother was dead and has come to life again; he was lost and has been found.’” my reflections t h i n k : It is time for us to make a change in our focus and allow God’s goodness, mercy and love to be the influences that guide our decisions and thoughts. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Genesis 25-27 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ | |
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| | SABBATH | He can tell the Story … He went through IT The contents of Luke 15 are unique to this Gospel tradition, and the stories have no parallel in any of the other Gospels. Before an unbelieving group of Pharisees and scribes whose brand of righteousness made them intolerant of public sinners, Jesus — with the use of three parables – affirms God’s grace and mercy. Our proclamation for the liturgy today highlights two of these three parables: the story of the shepherd looking for the lost sheep, and the story of the prodigal or wasteful father welcoming back his prodigal younger son. Why did Jesus prefer to use the stories of a sheep and of a rebellious younger son to communicate God’s unconditional and unimaginable love and leniency for sinners? Of course, the absolute reasons for this are only known to the divine mind of Jesus. However, we can also say that Jesus, in a sense, had an affinity to the experiences of sheep and son. Jesus Himself is known as the “Lamb of God” in the Gospel and in the Book of Revelations, both written by John the evangelist. Jesus is also known as the only Son of the Father. Though fully divine, Jesus as the Word-made-flesh felt the struggles of the physical and material world that He came to gather back to the Father. Jesus assumed all these experiences — “sans concupiscence” — in an act of self-emptying and “cum-passion.” Such understanding for humanity and the natural world that is the fruit of empathy makes Jesus an intercessor par excellence for the Father’s love and mercy. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: Do you tell stories and talk about people’s mistakes with a spirit of understanding and compassion? Or do you tend to be harsh and judgmental when dealing with the stories of people’s faults and weaknesses? You were able to relate to us in our struggles, Lord. Help me to do that also with my neighbour so that I may be more like You. Blessed Ambrose Fernandez, pray for us. | |
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