 | Daily Bible Reflections
for February 24, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Follow Him all the way this Thursday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
| | don’t delay Delay not your conversion to the Lord, put it not off from day to day. – Sirach 5:8 For many years, I lived in a house where there was an abundant supply of food. Canisters of various kinds of snacks filled a food cart by the dining table. I recall seeing what seemed to be a perpetual supply of a certain brand of peanuts that I never even bothered to taste. One day, long after I had moved out of that house, I tasted some peanuts that a friend was snacking on. I loved it! When I asked her where it came from, she showed me the wrapping. It was the same lowly peanut I had ignored that was in abundance in the very house where I used to live. Oh, how I wished I had my fill of those nuts back then! In a minuscule way, delaying our conversion to the Lord can be likened to my peanut story. Some people say they’ll turn to God when they’re much older, when they’re near their death. Others think that giving their lives to Jesus will be the end of their happy days. Others simply take their faith for granted. But they don’t know how much they’re missing out on! Imagine all the graces, miracles and blessings you’ll be passing up? Why wait when you can have them all today?Rissa Singson- Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com) REFLECTION: What does the Lord want You to do? Do it now! Jesus, I don’t want to take Your gifts and graces for granted. I receive them all today. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Money is the lubricant of the consumer society and unfortunately nearly everyone has fallen under its spell. This is a tragedy for faith as the consumer society is the ultimate example of ‘unfaith’ as it teaches us to trust in things rather than in God. Love of money is the greatest danger we face today as it is the root of most, if not all, the other major problems we face. Sirach 5:1-8 1 Rely not on your wealth; say not: “I have the power.” 2 Rely not on your strength in following the desires of your heart. 3 Say not: “Who can prevail against me?” for the LORD will exact the punishment. 4 Say not: “I have sinned, yet what has befallen me?” for the LORD bides his time. 5 Of forgiveness be not overconfident, adding sin upon sin. 6 Say not: “Great is his mercy; my many sins he will forgive.” 7 For mercy and anger alike are with him; upon the wicked alights his wrath. 8 Delay not your conversion to the LORD, put it not off from day to day. P S A L M Psalms 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6 R: Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. 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 We should not just avoid sin if we want to be holy – we must also make sure that we are not a stumbling block for others. That is, even if something we do is not technically sinful, it may be the cause of another person’s sin and thus we should avoid it as well! Being a disciple of Jesus means being concerned about others’ relationships with God as well as our own. In order to do this well, we need to allow our own minds and hearts to be constantly formed in the mind of God. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Receive the word of God, not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God. R: Alleluia, alleluia Mark 9:41-50 41 Jesus said to his disciples: “Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward. 42 Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe [in me] to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire. [44] 45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life crippled than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna. [46] 47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna, 48 where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’ 49 Everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another.”De my reflections think: We should not just avoid sin if we want to be holy – we must also make sure that we are not a stumbling block for others. 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 Deuteronomy 12-14 | |
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| | SABBATH | B. O. AND B. I. B.O. means “bad (body) odor.” B.I. means “bad influence.” Besides being both bad, they both stink. No one wants to have B.O.; no one wants to be a B.I. But some have B.O. and others are B.I. Still others are B.I.’s with B.O. A B.O. stinks and naturally keeps others at a considerable distance. But a B.I., while it also stinks, does not always repel others. However, in both cases, one who is a B.I. quite often is the last one to know that he is a B.I. just as one who has B.O. very frequently is the last one to be aware of how he smells. It is Christian charity to tell someone in a fraternal way if he has B.O. rather than make fun of him with others. But it is more Christian to call someone’s attention if he is a B.I. rather than tolerate him and be his passive accomplice. Failure to do the first is being impolite; failure to do the second is a sin of omission. It is not desirable to either have B.O. or be a B.I. However, if we happen to have it or be one, it is better to have B.O. than be a B.I. Though we may smell like hell, having B.O. will not necessarily bring us to hell. But being a B.I., even if we smell more heavenly than heaven, is a sure passport to hell. The first, B.O., is a physical condition; the second, B.I., is a spiritual concern. There is hope for both however. One who has B.O. can get rid of the B.O. he has. One who is a B.I. can cease being a B.I. for good. One who has B.O. should perhaps take a bath more often and avoid eating certain foods. One who is a B.I. should take more moments in honest self-introspection and consciously avoid occasions of his weaknesses. The first, B.O., is a matter of personal hygiene; the second, B.I., is a matter of moral well-being. Who wants to have B.O. or be a B.I. anyway? Not us. I suppose, not anyone of us. But are we sure we do not stink? We may be the last one to know.Fr. Bobby Titco Reflection Question: Do I stink — physically or morally? Flood me, O Lord, with the scent of goodness that emanates from doing good. Never let me be the cause of anyone’s sin. Let me be the reason for everyone’s goodness. Let no one I come into contact with be less holy, less pure, less like You. Amen. St. Primitiva, pray for us. | |
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