 | Daily Bible Reflections
for November 15, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | REAL VISION, REAL LIFE “Lord, please let me see.” – Luke 18:41 In college, I thought that fraternity life was “the” life! When “barbarians” (men without frats) say, “When I’m 30, I’ll be… And at 40, I’ll be the... of this big company,” I snicker and say, “Wake up, weirdos!” Yet when they graduate and visit me donned in professional outfits and driving new cars, I turn green with envy. Socrates said that an unexamined life is not worth living. And Helen Keller said that the blindest people in the world are those who have eyes but do not have vision. So I painstakingly examined my life and realized that I was living a “blind” hedonistic lifestyle. I prayed, “Lord, I want to see.” He healed my life through my mission-vision statement:“To give myself fully into the work of the Lord by being: • A loving husband and father; • A devoted friend and brother; • A tenacious researcher and educator; • A productive asset to my company; • A proactive entrepreneur; • A passionate man of arts; and • An anointed witness and proclaimer of the Gospel. Today, I solemnly declare all these are fulfilled through the grace of God! Amen. Obet Cabrillas (kpreacherobet@gmail.com) REFLECTION: “Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me, I once was lost and now I’m found, was blind but now I see…” Lord, I want to see. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Repenting of our sins is the starting point of God’s work in our lives. What point is there of Him working within us to make us holy if we do not already desire to be done with sin? None, or at best very little. Let us always seek an attitude and heart of repentance and sorrow for our sin and pray that we will never neglect the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Revelation 1:1-4; 2:1-5 1 The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him, to show his servants what must happen soon. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who gives witness to the word of God and to the testimony of Jesus Christ by reporting what he saw. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud and blessed are those who listen to this prophetic message and heed what is written in it, for the appointed time is near. 4 John, to the seven churches in Asia: grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits before his throne. 2: 1 I heard the Lord saying to me: “To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write this: “‘The one who holds the seven stars in his right hand and walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands says this: 2 “I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate the wicked; you have tested those who call themselves apostles but are not, and discovered that they are impostors. 3 Moreover, you have endurance and have suffered for my name, and you have not grown weary. 4 Yet I hold this against you: you have lost the love you had at first. 5 Realize how far you have fallen. Repent, and do the works you did at first. Otherwise, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent.” P S A L M Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 R: Those who are victorious I will feed from the tree of life. 1 Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, 2 but delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night. (R) 3 He is like a tree planted near running water, that yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade. Whatever he does, prospers. (R) 4 Not so the wicked, not so; they are like chaff which the wind drives away. 6 For the LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked vanishes. (R) G O S P E L I wonder what your blindness is? We are all blinded by certain sins and events in our lives. It is up to us to choose to place ourselves under the grace of God and allow Him to heal these hurts and areas of our lives so that we will be able to see properly again. Let us trust that our God is merciful and loving and ready to heal us so that we can better follow Him and know His love and will for us. Luke 18:35-43 35 As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging, 36 and hearing a crowd going by, he inquired what was happening. 37 They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 38 He shouted, “Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me!” 39 The people walking in front rebuked him, telling him to be silent, but he kept calling out all the more, “Son of David, have pity on me!” 40 Then Jesus stopped and ordered that he be brought to him; and when he came near, Jesus asked him, 41 “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” 42 Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” 43 He immediately received his sight and followed him, giving glory to God. When they saw this, all the people gave praise to God. 23-26 my reflections t h i n k : W e are all blinded by certain sins and events in our lives. _________________________________________________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Jeremiah 23-26 | |
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| | SABBATH | Remember! Repent! Do! For the next two weeks, the Church offers as first reading passages from the last book in the New Testament, the Book of Revelation — probably the most misunderstood and misused book in the whole Bible. Many are scared of its horrible images and scary symbols and avoid reading it. Written during a time of Christian persecution, John aims to strengthen the faith of his fellow Christians by telling them to remain faithful to the Lord and resist all attempts of the pagan government to lure them away from their faith in Christ. The reward for such endurance is beyond imagination. Today’s first reading is mainly taken from the message to the community at Ephesus. It was where St. Paul had established a community decades ago, where the Blessed Mother appears to have spent the last years of her life. John was very familiar with the situation there. He has the Lord praise the community at first but later on expresses regret that the community has lost the love and enthusiasm it used to have. That’s very common. Think of marriage or religious life. In the beginning everything seems so easy and enjoyable but when the routine of daily life takes over, enthusiasm, fervor and love begin to fade. John tries to help his friends in Ephesus with three commands: Remember, repent, do (the way you used to)! When everything becomes routine and boring, it is good to remember our enthusiasm at the beginning. How happy we were in our faith when we had our first communion, our happiness after getting married, our enthusiasm when we started a new job! Remembering this initial happiness, we ask: What happened to us? What went wrong? How and why did our enthusiasm begin to fade? Having identified the cause of our present situation — perhaps during a retreat, or during a marriage counselling session, or a quiet time of reflection — we repent and decide to start anew. But this is not enough. John urges a third recourse: “Do as you used to at first.” Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Has my life become boring? Have I lost enthusiasm in one or more areas of my life? Am I ready to take John’s advice? Lord, I have to admit, much of my life’s activities have become routine, even going to Church on Sundays. The lesson You gave me today through Your servant John will surely help me to improve my life. Thank You, Lord. St. Leopold, pray for us. | |
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