 | Daily Bible Reflections
for November 17, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
God will never leave you. This Wednesday is no different.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | YOU INVEST... “…he called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’ “ – Luke 19:13 Late 2004, I joined the Light of Jesus Family. I was a baby Christian. In 2005, I joined the Intercessory Ministry. There I learned much about communicating with God and deepening my relationship with Him. Then I joined the Service Team where I learned about teamwork, administrative work and organizing activities. After this, I joined the Training Ministry. I also learned to make training modules and conduct workshops. Later, I became the servant head of the Intercessory Ministry and a group of single women. Since 2007, I have been Intercessory Committee head of the Kerygma Conference. I used to write my reflections and just share them with friends. Now, I was given the opportunity to write for Didache. As you read this, my first book may be out in the market. I never imagined that I would be doing all these, considering that I am inexperienced and I have a physical handicap. But God, by His grace, gave me a gold coin and said, “See what you can earn with this…” As He assured me and increased my faith, He helped me gain and bless others with my gold coin. Ma. Luisa dela Cruz (ma_luisa2004@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: What gold coins has God given you? How can you enhance and use them? Dearest God, help me to develop and share the time, talents and treasure You have entrusted to me. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The four creatures mentioned in verse 7 are those assigned to the four Gospels as symbols for them in the Tradition of the Church. The eagle is assigned to the Gospel of John, the man to Luke, the ox/bull to Mark and the bear to Matthew. When we see these animals depicted in stain glass windows, this is usually what they are referring to. Revelation 4:1-11 1 I, John, had a vision of an open door to heaven, and I heard the trumpetlike voice that had spoken to me before, saying, “Come up here and I will show you what must happen afterwards.” 2 At once I was caught up in spirit. A throne was there in heaven, and on the throne sat 3 one whose appearance sparkled like jasper and carnelian. Around the throne was a halo as brilliant as an emerald. 4 Surrounding the throne I saw twenty-four other thrones on which twenty-four elders sat, dressed in white garments and with gold crowns on their heads. 5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings, and peals of thunder. Seven flaming torches burned in front of the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. 6 In front of the throne was something that resembled a sea of glass like crystal. In the center and around the throne, there were four living creatures covered with eyes in front and in back. 7 The first creature resembled a lion, thesecond was like a calf, the third had a face like that of a human being, and the fourth looked like an eagle in flight. 8 The four living creatures, each of them with six wings, were covered with eyes inside and out. Day and night they do not stop exclaiming: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God almighty, who was, and who is, and who is to come.” 9 Whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to the one who sits on the throne, who lives forever and ever, 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before the one who sits on the throne and worship him, who lives forever and ever. They throw down their crowns before the throne, exclaiming: 11 “Worthy are you, Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things; because of your will they came to be and were created.” P S A L M Psalm 150:1b-2, 3-4, 5-6 R: Holy, holy, holy Lord, mighty God! 1 Praise the LORD in his sanctuary, praise him in the firmament of his strength. 2 Praise him for his mighty deeds, praise him for his sovereign majesty. (R) 3 Praise him with the blast of the trumpet, praise him with lyre and harp, 4 praise him with timbrel and dance, praise him with strings and pipe. (R) 5 Praise him with sounding cymbals, praise him with clanging cymbals. 6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Alleluia. (R) G O S P E L The grace of God cannot exist in a vacuum. This means that we have to respond to the grace He offers us if we want it to have a lasting effect upon our lives. Aquinas tells us that the grace of God builds on nature. Thus we have to provide the fertile ground of our lives and open will if His grace is going to flourish and bear fruit in us. Let us remember to always cooperate with God’s grace no matter what this might mean. Luke 19:11-28 11 While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the kingdom of God would appear there immediately. 12 So he said, “A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. 13 He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, ‘Engage in trade with these until I return.’ 14 His fellow citizens, however, despised him and sent a delegation after him to announce, ‘We do not want this man to be our king.’ 15 But when he returned after obtaining the kingship, he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money, to learn what they had gained by trading. 16 The first came forward and said, ‘Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.’ 17 He replied, ‘Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities.’ 18 Then the second came and reported, ‘Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.’ 19 And to this servant too he said, ‘You, take charge of five cities.’ 20 Then the other servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, 21 for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding person; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.’ 22 He said to him, ‘With your own words I shall condemn you, you wicked servant. You knew I was a demanding person, taking up what I did not lay down and harvesting what I did not plant; 23 why did you not put my money in a bank? Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.’ 24 And to those standing by he said, ‘Take the gold coin from him and give it to the servant who has ten.’ 25 But they said to him, ‘Sir, he has ten gold coins.’ 26 ‘I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 27 Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.’ ” 28 After he had said this, he proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem. my reflections t h i n k : Grace builds on nature. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Jeremiah 31-34 | |
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| | SABBATH | Our Image of God In his controversial 2007 book which topped the New York Times Bestseller list, author Christopher Hitchens claims that man is not made in the image of God, but that God is made in the image of man. A look at various religions seems to support his statement. For example, the Greeks and Romans described their gods as quarrelsome, promiscuous, envious and in love with good food and wine — an image that reflects their own character and way of life. Many readers are shocked when they open the Old Testament and read about God as a fierce warrior, a punishing God and a revengeful God. It was only Jesus, the Son of God, who taught us what God is really like: a loving Father, just, merciful and forgiving. In spite of what Jesus has revealed about His Father, however, many still have a distorted image of God. The third servant in today’s Gospel passage had such a distorted image of his master that he was afraid of him, thinking he was a strict and cruel man. But the master’s generous treatment of the two other servants reveals that he was a just man who did not exploit his servants but gave them more than what they had expected. The third servant’s distorted image of the master brought about his downfall. What is your image of God? Our image of God was probably shaped during our childhood days. Parents, teachers, catechists, as well as holy pictures have contributed to how we see God. A cruel father can cause lifelong damage in his child’s relationship with God. An overly strict priest who always scolds people can cause the same harm. If, on the other hand, we see God as one of our barkadas, we would not take Him that seriously that we are tempted to just pat His shoulder when we have done something wrong and say, “Hey, you understand.” It is crucial that we develop the proper image of God, based on the teaching of the Church which mirror the words of Jesus about Himself and about His Father. The more we read the New Testament and reflect on the words of Jesus about God, the closer we will get to God’s real image. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: What image do I have of God? Do I fear Him? Lord, thank You for helping us find our way to God. You became one of us to show us through Your life and teaching who God really is. Lord, You are the best image of God! St. Hilda, pray for us. | |
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