 | Daily Bible Reflections
for December 27, 2010 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Conquer this new week with God's Word in your heart!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Feast of St. John, Apostle PANIC OR BELIEVE? He saw and believed. – John 20:8 How time flies. That’s a cliché, I know, but it’s true. For many of us, we wake up one day and we feel startled to realize it’s already a “ber” month. Then today comes and it’s already the last Sunday of 2010. December seems to have come and gone with work, shopping, parties and reunions. Now we’re faced with a new year. Imagine, one decade of the 21st century is almost over. As a new year comes, we can see it as an unknown that’s scary because we will have to face it alone. After all, there are all sorts of things to be scared of: the unstable economy, health issues, chaotic politics, etc. That’s one way of looking at it. Or we can look at the new year as a new gift and a blessing from the Lord that He hands over to us. As He does so, He assures us that He knows what will come and has already won over the challenges of the future, and that He will be with us every single day of 2011. Today’s Gospel reminds us of what separates a believer from a non-believer. The non-believer sees and he panics. We see — and we believe. REFLECTION: “I do believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24) Strengthen my weak knees, O Lord, by helping me realize that my fears are caused by my limited mind — and that You are unlimited! | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING John’s epistles and Gospel have an almost mystical flavor to them. In order to fully understand them, we need to allow the Spirit of God to permeate our hearts and minds so that we will be open to a deeper meaning of the words. Let us pray that we will never tire in opening our understanding of God’s Word through the power of the Holy Spirit. 1 John 1:1-4 1 Beloved: What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we looked upon and touched with our hands concerns the Word of life — 2 for the life was made visible; we have seen it and testify to it and proclaim to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was made visible to us — 3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim now to you, so that you too may have fellowship with us; for our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We are writing this so that our joy may be complete. P S A L M Psalm 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12 R: Rejoice in the Lord, you just! 1 The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many isles be glad. 2 Clouds and darkness are around him, justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne. (R) 5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his justice, and all peoples see his glory. (R) 11 Light dawns for the just; and gladness, for the upright of heart. 12 Be glad in the LORD, you just, and give thanks to his holy name. (R) G O S P E L Peter’s leadership role among the apostles shows us that it is not necessarily learning and understanding that make a good leader; God looks to other qualities as well when developing leaders. We need to be aware of this as we disciple and form the leaders of tomorrow in the Church. John 20:1a, 2-8 1 On the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene 2 ran and went to Simon Peter and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them, “They have taken the Lord from the tomb, and we don’t know where they put him.” 3 So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb. 4 They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and arrived at the tomb first; 5 he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in. 6 When Simon Peter arrived after him, he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there, 7 and the cloth that had covered his head, not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place. 8 Then the other disciple also went in, the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and he saw and believed. my reflections t h i n k : In order to fully understand the Word of God, we need to allow the Spirit of God to permeate our hearts and minds. 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 Zechariah 1-4 Zechariah 1-4 | |
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| | SABBATH | THE GREATNESS OF ST. JOHN Joining us as we gather around the belen today is no other than St. John the Apostle and Evangelist. Most appropriately, of course, both our readings today come from his pen. The first, the beginning of his first letter, is an impressive sharing from the man. It is as if St. John is assuring us very dearly that what he is proclaiming to us is definitely neither invention nor imagination. “This is what we proclaim to you: ...what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked upon and our hands have touched...” And he very clearly states his purpose in his writing: “that our joy may be complete.” It’s simply an echo of what our Lord Himself stated: “I have told you this so that my joy might be in you and your joy might be complete” (John 15:11). It is understandable, for indeed, which disciple (in the case of St. John, “the Beloved Disciple”) would ever contradict his Master? Wouldn’t he simply echo his Master’s original message? Similarly in our Gospel passage today, we find again St. John’s humble deferment to someone higher, his self-sacrificing and humble disposition vis-à-vis seniority. He outran Peter in the rush to the tomb where Jesus was buried, but he let the more superior leader of the Twelve enter the tomb first. Such is the greatness of the saint we are honoring today, St. John the Apostle and the Evangelist. He has made our joy complete, and he is a reliable witness who “saw and believed.” Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB Reflection Question: Do you exhibit the meekness of St. John when it comes to following the Lord? What are the instances when you ignored the Master’s teachings? St. John, the Beloved Disciple, pray for us. St. Fabiola, pray for us. | |
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