 | Daily Bible Reflections
for January 30, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Sunday, remember that you are hidden in His heart.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | HEAVENLY PRESENT “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” – Matthew 5:12 Our wedding anniversary fell on a Sunday, a day of ministry service for us. We were busy practically the whole of the week so I didn’t have time to buy my wife an anniversary present. I wasn’t even able to get her a bouquet of flowers which I traditionally do. But my wife understood because we dedicated our time to service. We ended the day happy despite the absence of our usual anniversary “trimmings.” The following morning when we opened our front door, the scent of narra flowers rushed through our house. Our narra tree, which we had waited long to blossom, was in full bloom. It filled our house with its sweet smell. It had so much flowers that the road was almost covered in yellow and those passing by underneath the tree thought yellow snow was precipitating. So much joy filled our married hearts as we realized that God greeted us on our anniversary not just with a bouquet of flowers but a tree full of blossoms. God honored our special day with an even more special token for those who serve Him.Rolly España (rnespana@nwineskin.com) REFLECTION: Do you regret giving your “prime” time to God? Father, I pray that You give value to my life through my service. Accept it as my form of worship. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Integrity is perhaps one of the least understood aspects of the moral life. Perhaps this is because we seem to be taught from an early age to compartmentalize our lives and thus have developed the capacity to rationalize away our sin with sentiments such as: “It is only a little amount of money I am stealing,” or “I usually do my tax return properly” or “Every one else is doing it” and so on. None of these excuses has even a minute amount of validity. Sin is sin and we need to be strong and honest enough to call it as such. Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13 3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth, who have observed his law; seek justice, seek humility; perhaps you may be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. 3: 12 But I will leave as a remnant in your midst a people humble and lowly, who shall take refuge in the name of the LORD: 13 the remnant of Israel. They shall do no wrong and speak no lies; nor shall there be found in their mouths a deceitful tongue; they shall pasture and couch their flocks with none to disturb them. P S A L M Psalm 146:6-7, 8-9, 9-10 R: Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs! 6 The LORD keeps faith forever, 7 secures justice for the oppressed, gives good to the hungry. The LORD sets captives free. (R) 8 The LORD gives sight to the blind; the LORD raises up those that were bowed down. The LORD loves the just. 9 The LORD protects strangers. (R) The fatherless and the widow he sustains, but the way of the wicked he thwarts. 10 The LORD shall reign forever; your God, O Zion, through all generations. Alleluia. (R) 2nd READING Sometimes we are simply better off just accepting the way God does things than to try and understand the way His mind and will works. When we speak of God we always do so with a sense of analogy. To transfer our human experiences on to the all-powerful and all-perfect God would be to do Him a huge injustice. No matter how well I live a certain virtue, God does it better, even infinitely better. We just have to learn to accept this fact of our imperfect lives. 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 26 Consider your own calling, brothers and sisters. Not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27 Rather, God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise, and God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong, 28 and God chose the lowly and despised of the world, those who count for nothing, to reduce to nothing those who are something, 29 so that no human being might boast before God. 30 It is due to him that you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, as well as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption, 31 so that, as it is written, “Whoever boasts, should boast in the Lord.” G O S P E L It would be a good thing if every man, woman and child reflected upon one beatitude every day and sought to live it out in their life that day. It certainly would not hurt the world for this to happen. I wonder if we, as individuals, are willing to do this or something similar to this without the guarantee that anyone else will do the same. If so, then I believe that such an individual is well on the way to becoming a saint. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Rejoice and be glad; your reward will be great in heaven. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 5:1-12 1 When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he had sat down, his disciples came to him. 2 He began to teach them, saying: 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land. 6 Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied. 7 Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. 8 Blessed are the clean of heart, for they will see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 10 Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you falsely because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” my reflections t h i n k : Sometimes we are simply better off just accepting the way God does things. God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________
T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN Leviticus 1-3 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ | |
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| | SABBATH | Two lists of Beatitudes The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote, “Happiness is that which everybody seeks.” He also observes that everything people do is what they believe will bring them happiness. But the problem is that what we think will bring us happiness does not in fact always bring us true and lasting happiness. So Aristotle says that the ethical person knows and does what can truly bring them not just excitement but true and lasting happiness. Another word for true and lasting happiness is “blessedness” or “beatitude.” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus shows that He wants His followers to have true and lasting happiness, the happiness that the world cannot give. The eight beatitudes constitute a road map for anyone seeking to attain this true happiness. If the world were asked to draw up the “Beatitudes of the 21st Century,” we would get a list very different from that which Jesus gives. “Blessed are the poor in spirit” would become “Blessed are the rich.” “Blessed are those who mourn” would become “Blessed are those having fun.” “Blessed are the meek” would become “Blessed are the smart.” “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness” would become “Blessed are those who wine and dine.” “Blessed are the merciful” would become “Blessed are the powerful.” “Blessed are the pure in heart” would become “Blessed are the slim in body.” And so on... We see that Jesus’ values are counter-cultural. We cannot accept His teachings and at the same time accept all the values of our society. The question for us today, therefore, is this: “Do we live our lives following the values of the world as a way of attaining happiness or do we live by the teachings of Jesus? If you live by the teachings of Jesus, then “rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.” Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Where do I seek true happiness? Do I look for it in the wrong places? Lord, I feel that I am still far from attaining the happiness You intend for me. Cleanse my heart and mind so that I will be able to follow You and hear You one day say to me, “Blessed are you.” St. Savina, pray for us. | |
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