 | Daily Bible Reflections
for January 1, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Happy, happy Birthday!
On this same day some years ago, God brought into the world a wonderful child destined to love and be loved and do great things. Never forget your destiny. Never forget who you are!
Happy New Year! I pray for a great 2011 ahead of you!
This Saturday, follow the Spirit of God leading you.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God Size Matters The Lord bless you and keep you. — Numbers 6:25 My son Francis watched Godzilla on VCD. The movie used “Size Matters” as their tagline. Their marketing was brilliant. On buses, they painted, “His foot is bigger than this bus.” On billboards, they said, “His eye is bigger than this billboard.” I remember reading these ads and it excited me. So I watched the movie. Others were captivated by the marketing, too, and made opening weekend sales reach $44 million. But sales plummeted quickly. People realized that the monster was big but the movie was small — the plot, the scriptwriting, the excitement, the budget. Francis was only three years old so he liked the movie. Older kids like you and me didn’t. So yes, size matters. And it’s the same when you want to change stubborn areas in your life. Some people who want to quit smoking will do it gradually. From smoking 20 sticks, they’ll taper this down to 15 sticks, and then to 10, and then to five, and finally to zero. Does this method work? According to research, rarely. The best change is radical change. From 20 sticks to zero in one day. Friend, it’s the start of the year. Dream big if you want big changes to happen in your life. Start now! Bo Sanchez (bosanchez@kerygmafamily.com) REFLECTION: What changes do you want to happen in your life this year? Lord, nothing is impossible for You. I know You will help me make things happen in my life if it’s according to Your will. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The nature of blessings is that they come from someone else. As we reflect upon today’s First Reading, let us be mindful that God gives these blessings. It is our humble role, perhaps even duty, to receive them with gratitude. Have a look at the substance of these blessings and see what God is offering you. I wonder what your response will be? Numbers 6:22-27 22 The LORD said to Moses: 23 “Speak to Aaron and his sons and tell them: This is how you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 The LORD bless you and keep you! 25 The LORD let his face shine upon you, and be gracious to you! 26 The LORD look upon you kindly and give you peace! 27 So shall they invoke my name upon the Israelites, and I will bless them.” P S A L M Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 R: May God bless us in his mercy. 1 [2] May God have pity on us and bless us; may he let his face shine upon us. 2 [3] So may your way be known upon earth; among all nations, your salvation. (R) 4 [5] May the nations be glad and exult because you rule the peoples in equity; the nations on the earth you guide. (R) 5 [6] May the peoples praise you, O God; may all the peoples praise you! 7 [8] May God bless us, and may all the ends of the earth fear him! (R) 2nd READING We all want to celebrate the gift of salvation that comes through Jesus. It seems reasonable to me that since Mary is the mother of Jesus, we should honor her obedience to God’s call and thus see in her life the example of everything a disciple of Jesus should be. She is the first and most perfect disciple of her Son. Let us never forget to honor her response to God’s call and to use it as inspiration for our own lives of discipleship. Galatians 4:4-7 4 Brothers and sisters: When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to ransom those under the law, so that we might receive adoption. 6 As proof that you are children, God sent the spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child then also an heir, through God. G O S P E L The place of Jesus’ birth does not look promising. Yet, look at what the life of a babe born in a manger accomplishes. If such a transition is possible for Jesus as a result of His Father’s will, then we should never doubt that the Lord has big things in store for each of us as well – if only we will seek His will. Find it and be obedient to it. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, Alleluia In the past, God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets; in these last days, he has spoken to us through the Son. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 2:16-21 16 The shepherds went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. 18 All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the shepherds. 19 And Mary kept all these things, reflecting on them in her heart. 20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, just as it had been told to them. 21 When eight days were completed for his circumcision, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. my reflections think: The Lord has big things in store for each of us if only we would seek His will. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN Genesis 1-3 | |
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| | SABBATH | BEGIN 2011 WITH JESUS Every life, every beginning starts at birth. Birth never happens without a mother. As we begin the year 2011, the Holy Mother Church invites us to honor and reflect on the greatest of all mothers, Mary, Mother of God. One Christmas, I remember attending a Christmas reunion party with schoolmates from my high school days. In the midst of the animated faces, excited conversations and lively exchanges, I noticed a less than enthusiastic member in the mix. I spoke to her and she casually told me she was upset about leaving her cell phone at home. “I never leave home without it, Father. That’s why I’m upset.” “Wow,” I thought to myself. Seeing friends she had not seen in nearly two decades could not reverse her disappointment over the cell phone she left at home. What would you never leave home without? As we begin the New Year, what would you never begin 2011 without? Today, the Church gives us a suggestion. As we ponder on the image painted by St. Luke, notice the plainness of the scene: “The shepherds went in haste to Bethlehem and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger.” The place was unadorned, simple and uncomplicated. It was simply Joseph and Mary, with Jesus lying in the manger. Today’s feast of Mary, the Mother of God, is a beautiful reminder. Mary was with Jesus. Mary understood that the baby she delivered is the One who would deliver the world. So what would you never leave home without? What would you never begin 2011 without? Mary proposes an answer. Never leave home without Jesus. Never begin 2011 without Jesus. Ponder on this: We may never know what the future holds. But we know who holds our future. Like Mary, be with Jesus. Fr. Joel O. Jason Reflection Question: To whom do you entrust the year ahead — to your own powers or to the One who knows and holds everything in His hands? Oh Mary, there are many things you did not see but your faith enjoined you to travel on securely, joyfully. With you, we rejoice at the birth of Christ, our Light, and to Him we pray, “Lead kindly light...Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see the distant scene; one step is enough for me.” St. Fanchea, pray for us. | |
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