 | Daily Bible Reflections
for October 30, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Saturday, follow the Spirit of God leading you.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | LESSONS ON HUMILITY “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” – Luke 14:11 Just the other night, my Catholic Korean student and I were talking about false humility. Being a cellgroup leader, too, she asked me how to differentiate true humility from false humility. So I told her about what I learned in my faith walk so far. I told her that true humility is all about following Christ’s footsteps, keeping one’s feet on the ground and never being a “braggadocio.” Of course, I didn’t use those big words with my student but I said something close to that. False humility, on the contrary, arises when we decline opportunities to serve at church because we think that we’re not good enough or others are better than us, even though we know that we are capable of doing the tasks at hand. I related to her how I was encouraged to pastor six professional single women even though I doubted my own capabilities, abilities and leadership skills. With God’s anointing, I took on the responsibilities of being a care group head because I know this was part of what God had called me to do. Leeanne Sy (emeraldsychan@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: Are you practicing true humility or merely sporting false humility because the evil one has planted seeds of doubt in your heart? Acknowledge your God-given talents to serve more people. Father, teach me to keep my feet on the ground and to be truly humble like Your Son. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Paul speaks about a division in his heart – of wanting to depart the earth for the life of heaven and at the same time, desiring to be a minister of the Gospel. I tend to think the better desire is the latter one as dying will come no matter how long we stay here working at the latter. Better to be generous in giving our lives for the sake of the Gospel while we can in order to store up grace and blessings for ourselves in heaven. Philippians 1:18b-26 18 Brothers and sisters: As long as in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed. And in that I rejoice. Indeed I shall continue to rejoice, 19 for I know that this will result in deliverance for me through your prayers and support from the Spirit of Jesus Christ. 20 My eager expectation and hope is that I shall not be put to shame in any way, but that with all boldness, now as always, Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death. 21 For to me life is Christ, and death is gain. 22 If I go on living in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. And I do not know which I shall choose. 23 I am caught between the two. I long to depart this life and be with Christ, for that is far better. 24 Yet that I remain in the flesh is more necessary for your benefit. 25 And this I know with confidence, that I shall remain and continue in the service of all of you for your progress and joy in the faith, 26 so that your boasting in Christ Jesus may abound on account of me when I come to you again. P S A L M Psalm 42:2, 3, 5cdef R: My soul is thirsting for the living God. 1 [2] As the hind longs for the running waters, so my soul longs for you, O God. (R) 2 [3] Athirst is my soul for God, the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God? (R) 4 [5] I went with the throng and led them in procession to the house of God, amid loud cries of joy and thanksgiving, with the multitude keeping festival. (R) G O S P E L Similar to yesterday’s Gospel, today’s Gospel has many parallels. Jesus is constantly reminding His disciples (and us) of the need for humility in the life of a disciple. Humility is often one of the most difficult virtues to cultivate. However, Catherine of Siena reminds us that it is one of the most important as it is the basis for the ordering of the Christian life. That is, it is through humility that the Spirit of God works most powerfully within us. Luke 14:1, 7-11 1 On a sabbath Jesus went to dine at the home of one of the leading Pharisees, and the people there were observing him carefully. 7 He told a parable to those who had been invited, noticing how they were choosing the places of honor at the table. 8 “When you are invited by someone toa wedding banquet, do not recline at table in the place of honor. A more distinguished guest than you may have been invited by him, 9 and the host who invited both of you may approach you and say, ‘Give your place to this man,’ and then you would proceed with embarrassment to take the lowest place. 10 Rather, when you are invited, go and take the lowest place so that when the host comes to you he may say, ‘My friend, move up to a higher position.’ Then you will enjoy the esteem of your companions at the table. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” my reflections t h i n k : It is through humility that the Spirit of God works must powerfully within us. _________________________________________________________
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| | SABBATH | Humbly Saved The Gospel today happened on a Sabbath day and Jesus gave a lesson on humility. He was criticizing the Pharisees for their misguided values. Because of their fanatic adherence to the laws, they had become unconcerned about the conditions of their fellow human beings. They believed that fulfilling the law, no matter who was concerned, was the ultimate purpose. Jesus told the parable to send the message that salvation is not determined by individuals, is not guaranteed in the fulfillment of the laws and is not received first by those who are righteous. In the same way that the humble is exalted and the exalted is humbled, those who had gone astray and repented would go ahead of those who had been righteous but were not repentant. This is stressed so many times in the Gospels this month. This was Jesus’ main Gospel — repentance. As soon as He embarked on His ministry after His baptism at the River Jordan, He went about preaching repentance. He was not devaluing nor ignoring the importance of the law and pious activities. But if these were done merely externally and from an arrogant and righteous heart, they will not gain the favor of God. Jesus gives us a warning in the parable of the wedding banquet. Be careful in determining yourself as already worthy of the Kingdom. You might be surprised. The parable of Jesus about the sheep and the goats reminds us that on the dayof judgment, we will be judged according to how we treated our neighbors. Jesus clarified there that our service to God is done through our neighbors. Charity counts big in our discipleship. However small our services to our neighbors are, those are rendered to God. Any service rendered to God is always big. The Lord’s stress on humility now becomes clear. Humility entails service. Service is always making oneself available for the needy other. Whether it is time, talent or treasure in whatever measure, when done out of love, it is always very precious to God. Bear in mind and keep in our hearts that we are creatures who are always dependent on God. That alone should remind us to be humble always.Fr. Benny Tuazon Reflection Question: What is humility for you? Are you humble in accepting the truth about yourself and others? Does your humility lead to more service and love for others? Awaken me from my complacency, Lord. Humble my heart and let me see the way to salvation. St. Herbert, pray for us. | |
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