 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 24, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | are you Insured? Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord... He is like a tree planted beside waters... It fears not the heat when it comes... – Jeremiah 17: 7, 8 For the longest time, I was not a believer in having insurance. I thought having one — whether for life, health or car purposes — was a sign of a weak faith in God. But as I grew in financial literacy and in my faith as well, I learned that having an insurance means preparing for the future and not being a burden to my loved ones — something which is congruous to our Christian faith. So, I began to buy insurance. Now, if the Lord calls me home, my little kids will inherit a tiny fortune e. When I get sick and need to be hospitalized, I don’t have to dip into our family savings to pay for the bill. If my car gets bumped or stolen, it’s covered. To a certain degree, as some people say, insurance gives us peace of mind. But for me, it doesn’t replace the peace that passes all understanding, the kind that can only comes from knowing who my Savior is. Insurance companies can only do so much. Even the best of them have toppled during financial crises. But Jesus? He’s the Immovable Rock upon which I stand. With Him, come hell or high water, I’m safe. Rissa Singson-Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com) REFLECTION: In whom do I trust? Dear Jesus, I cling to You. No matter what trial, hardship or misfortune I go through, You are my Savior. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING And don’t we all know how true the statement that the human heart is more devious than any other thing? The prophet got it right when he said this. What can we do about the deceptiveness of our hearts? Simply, we need to form our minds and hearts according to Gospel truth. When we have the truth of Jesus inscribed in our hearts through faith, it will be next to impossible for the devil to take this away from us. Jeremiah 17:5-10 5 Thus says the LORD: Cursed is the man who trusts in human beings, who seeks his strength in flesh, whose heart turns away from the LORD. 6 He is like a barren bush in the desert that enjoys no change of season, but stands in a lava waste, a salt and empty earth. 7 Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. 8 He is like a tree planted beside the waters that stretches out its roots to the stream. It fears not the heat when it comes, its leaves stay green; in the year of drought it shows no distress, but still bears fruit. 9 More tortuous than all else is the human heart, beyond remedy; who can understand it? 10 I, the LORD, alone probe the mind and test the heart, to reward everyone according to his ways, according to the merit of his deeds. 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 Anyone who is rich or comfortably well off among us needs to reflect upon this parable often to remind ourselves of the moral imperative to share what we have with the poor. Many men and women, children included, are poor through little or even no fault of their own — they were simply born into poverty. Even if people have become poor through bad choices, we still have a responsibility to care for them, though perhaps not as great. VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL Blessed are they who have kept the word with a generous heart and yield a harvest through perseverance. Luke 16:19-31 19 Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day. 20 And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21 who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores. 22 When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried, 23 and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. 24 And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’ 25 Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented. 26 Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.’ 27 He said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father’s house, 28 for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’ 29 But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’ 30 He said, ‘Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.’ ” my reflections think: When we have the truth of Jesus inscribed in our hearts through faith, it will be next to impossible for the devil to take this away from us! 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 2 Samuel 9-12 | |
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| | SABBATH | WHAT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY HERE? It never hurts to ask ourselves the question whether or not we have any responsibility in a given situation. Generally speaking, we will have limited responsibility, yet many ways in which we can help in the situation. On the other hand, there will be times when it is up to us to make a move and we will have significant responsibility at these times. At still other times, it could be quite ambiguous if we have any responsibility. And perhaps the duties that are attached to wealth fall into this last category. At first thought, we may not think too much of the responsibilities wealthy people have to those less well off. This is a mistake as the occasion of wealth is filled with many responsibilities. This fact is derived from the reality that none of us owns absolutely anything we may have. Everything we have is a gift from God. Yes, you may have worked hard and long to earn enough money to buy the things you have but this does not change the situation. Everything good we have in our lives is a gift from God and thus carries with it a label, usually unwritten, that says, “Share me with those who need me the most.” The wealthy people of this world have a responsibility to care and provide for the poor to at least a limited degree. This means that their wealth must be used for the purpose of trying to uplift the standing of the poor. A wealthy person who hoards his wealth and fails to use at least the excess to help the poor will be judged heavily like the rich man in today’s parable. I cannot see any other way to read and understand the parable than this. I am not saying that wealth is bad or that people cannot enjoy their fairly earned wealth. However, wealth carries with it a set of responsibilities that the wealthy person ignores to their own peril. There is no point in dying as the richest person in the world because you cannot buy a place in heaven. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: What do I do with the wealth, however big or small, that I have at my disposal? Do I share what I have with others or do I tend to be selfish and guard what I have very jealously? Holy Spirit, open my heart bit by bit so that I will become a more generous person. Help me to be able to happily share all that I have with others. Sts. Mark & Timothy, pray for us. | |
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