 | Daily Bible Reflections
for June 20, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Thank God for your loved ones this Sunday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | WHAT’S IN A NAME? “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” – Luke 9:24 Rough times with my religious gifts business pushed me to try a new venture. The projected income looked promising. But transitioning to a “worldlier” business was a bit tricky. Early on, my principles were tested. Deciding on forum topics for our women’s website caused a minor upheaval in the company. Someone suggested sex to give members a venue to discuss related concerns. Although not bad per se, I was afraid this would create an opening for inappropriate discussion. I was told I had a 19th century mentality. Other sites for women had this and it brought much needed members and page views. I was pointed to another site with this topic. The lewd postings there horrified me. Although I had no other prospects, I was ready to quit if this happens in our website. I believed that professing my love for the Lord and getting involved in something like this is contradictory. I remembered reading that sometimes our life is the only Bible other people read. Thankfully, the Lord allowed me to stay with a clear conscience. The noncontroversial topic of love, dating and romance was used instead.Lella Santiago (mirellasantiago@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: Are you ready to stand up for your beliefs no matter what the cost? Lord, give me the courage to be a bold witness for You amidst a sinful world. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING God will not withhold His blessings from His people because He loves us. He wants to give them to us. The problem is we often are too busy to receive them — or are we unaware that they are being offered to us? In either case, we are the losers. We need to trust in God’s goodness to us and remain open to the possibility that He wants to pour out His love and blessings upon us. Zechariah 12:10-11; 13:1 10 Thus says the LORD: I will pour out on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and petition; and they shall look on him whom they have thrust through, and they shall mourn for him as one mourns for an only son, and they shall grieve over him as one grieves over a first-born. 11 On that day the mourning in Jerusalem shall be as great as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the plain of Megiddo. 13: 1 On that day there shall be open to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, a fountain to purify from sin and uncleanness. P S A L M Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (2b) R: My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God. 1 [2] O God, you are my God whom I seek; for you my flesh pines and my soul thirsts like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water. (R) 2 [3] Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary to see your power and your glory, 3 [4] for your kindness is a greater good than life; my lips shall glorify you. (R) 4 [5] Thus will I bless you while I live; lifting up my hands, I will call upon your name. 5 [6] As with the riches of a banquet shall my soul be satisfied, and with exultant lips my mouth shall praise you. (R) 7 [8] You are my help, and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy. 8 [9] My soul clings fast to you; your right hand upholds me. (R) 2nd READING St. Paul tells us that in Christ we are all one. This is a tremendous reality for us to reflect upon and own. God can never abandon us because we are one with His Son. We have to claim this gift of faith so that we can live it. Like any gift we have to choose to accept it or it is like an article on the supermarket shelf — it will stay there. But this is better than the grocery because God’s gifts come to us free. Galatians 3:26-29 26 Brothers and sisters: Through faith you are all children of God in Christ Jesus. 27 For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free person, there is not male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendant, heirs according to the promise. G O S P E L Who is Jesus for you in your life? Is He like an extra in the movies who comes in and out on an irregular basis, or is He the star, the main player, without whom life does not make any sense? I hope it is the latter one. If not, it is time to make some choices so that He is. True life and fulfillment comes only through Jesus Christ and faith in Him. Let us welcome Jesus as Lord of our lives. Luke 9:18-24 18 Once when Jesus was praying in solitude, and the disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?” 19 They said in reply, “John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, ‘One of the ancient prophets has arisen.’ ” 20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter said in reply, “The Christ of God.” 21 He rebuked them and directed them not to tell this to anyone. 22 He said, “The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised.” 23 Then he said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. 24 For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” my reflections t h i n k : Who is Jesus for you in your life? _________________________________________________________
God’s special verse/thought for me today________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR 1Chronicles 15-16 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 | THIRSTING FOR THE LORD! Last year, the Church celebrated the year of priests, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the birth of St. John Mary Vianney, a priest through and through, always and everywhere; a priest worthy of emulation; a priest who thirsted as much for the Lord, as he did for those whom the Lord loved. Some years ago, an ad of a popular non-cola drink struck me. “Obey your thirst,” it says, alongside a bubbly, cold, fizzling bottle of sugary but clear delight. To me, it echoed what another ad proclaimed: “Just do it.” It almost sounds like an invitation to act on impulse. Purposelessly. For no reason whatsoever. Such an attitude does not seem to be shared by the readings today. They speak of choice: “My soul thirsts for you, O Lord.” They refer to a call: “All of you are children of God through your faith in Christ Jesus, for you have been baptized in Christ.” And they speak of a definite response to an important question: “But you, who do you say that I am?” There is a big difference between being thirsty and thirsting for something or someone. Thirst is something that needs to be quenched immediately. The non-cola drink is right in prescribing prompt obedience to thirst. And so is that ubiquitous swoosh sign that tells us to follow our impulse. But there is nothing impulsive about the generous and total selfoffering of Christ, who declares today: “The Son of Man must suffer much, denounced by the elders, the high priests and the scribes, put to death, and rise again on the third day.” This is the same choice and decision that led St. John Mary Vianney to offer his whole life to service as a priest of Jesus Christ in Ars, France. The need to quench one’s thirst can be impulsive. But the choice and decision to thirst for God alone, can never be a fruit of a shallow, impulsive drive. “He who wishes to save his own life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake, will save it.” Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: Do I thirst for God? What am I doing to satisfy my thirst for Him? Lord God, my life is dry without You. I thirst for You. Help me to quench it with Your Word, with the Sacraments, with prayer. Blessed Anthony Turner, pray for us. | |
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