 | Daily Bible Reflections
for March 28, 2011 |
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| | SERVANTS OF GOD But his servants came up and reasoned with him. – 2 Kings 5:13 I had second thoughts about undergoing hysterectomy, but Manang Fely aptly echoed the advice of friends and family that it was necessary. Citing the pros and cons from her wide collection of experiences, I mellowed. This is only one of the many times I heeded her advice and never regretted it. Since mom left me, I had to hire a helper to attend to the house. My ministry keeps me in the field and I need someone to help me with house work among others. Her joining my household made it so easy to serve God fully. Older than me and full of wisdom, she doesn’t just take care of the house; she also attends to me and my needs. That’s why I can relate with Naaman’s experience. His servants, as if intentionally planted by the Lord to take care of him, were God’s voice of wisdom to melt his pride and his second thoughts in allowing the Lord to heal him. Cristy Galang (cristy_cc@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: Are there people in my life whom I consider too low or too young to know better than me? Could I have curtailed God’s grace to me by ignoring their wisdom? Humble me, Lord. Humble my spirit and open it wide to anyone You want to use for my wellbeing. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Today’s story reminds us that no one group has exclusive access to the blessings of God. Even groups that we know have patent errors in their doctrines are at times seemingly blessed by God. That this is true ought to be self-evident when we consider that God uses sinners (all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God) to accomplish the work of His Kingdom. 2 Kings 5:1-15 1 Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, was highly esteemed and respected by his master, for through him the LORD had brought victory to Aram. But valiant as he was, the man was a leper. 2 Now the Arameans had captured from the land of Israel in a raid a little girl, who became the servant of Naaman’s wife. 3 “If only my master would present himself to the prophet in Samaria,” she said to her mistress, “he would cure him of his leprosy.” 4 Naaman went and told his lord just what the slave girl from the land of Israel had said. 5 “Go,” said the king of Aram. “I will send along a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman set out, taking along ten silver talents, six thousand gold pieces, and ten festal garments. 6 To the king of Israel he brought the letter, which read “With this letter I am sending my servant Naaman to you, that you may cure him of his leprosy.” 7 When he read the letter, the king of Israel tore his garments and exclaimed, “Am I a god with power over life and death, that this man should send someone to me to be cured of leprosy? Take note! You can see he is only looking for a quarrel with me!” 8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his garments, he sent word to the king, “Why have you torn your garments? Let him come to me and find out that there is a prophet in Israel.” 9 Naaman came with his horses and chariots and stopped at the door of Elisha’s house. 10 The prophet sent him the message, “Go and wash seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will heal, and you will be clean.” 11 But Naaman went away angry, saying, “I thought that he would surely come out and stand there to invoke the LORD his God, and would move his hand over the spot, and thus cure the leprosy. 12 Are not the rivers of Damascus, the Abana and the Pharpar, better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them and be cleansed?” With this, he turned about in anger and left. 13 But his servants came up and reasoned with him. “My father,” they said, “if the prophet had told you to do something extraordinary, would you not have done it? All the more now, since he said to you, ‘Wash and be clean,’ should you do as he said.” 14 So Naaman went down and plunged into the Jordan seven times at the word of the man of God. His flesh became again like the flesh of a little child, and he was clean. 15 He returned with his whole retinue to the man of God. On his arrival he stood before him and said, “Now I know that there is no God in all the earth, except in Israel.” P S A L M Psalms 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 R: Athirst is my soul for the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God? 1 [2] As the hind longs for the running waters, so my soul longs for you, O God. (R) 2 [3] Athirst is my soul for God, the living God. When shall I go and behold the face of God? (R) 43: 3 Send forth your light and your fidelity; they shall lead me on and bring me to your holy mountain, to your dwelling-place. (R) 4 Then will I go in to the altar of God, the God of my gladness and joy; then will I give you thanks upon the harp, O God, my God! (R) G O S P E L Jesus applies the story of Naaman to present-day (for Him) Israel. This application emphasizes for us the need to be faithful to the graces that God bestows upon us or He will shift His attention elsewhere and we will be without the grace of God. This ought to inspire in us greater faithfulness and attention to the grace of God. VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL I hope in the LORD, I trust in his word; with him there is kindness and plenteous redemption. Luke 4:24-30 24 Jesus said to the people in the synagogue at Nazareth: “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. 25 Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. 26 It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 27 Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. 29 They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went away. my reflections t h i n k : God uses sinners (all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God) to accomplish the work of His Kingdom. 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| | SABBATH | WE ALL NEED A FOCUS IN OUR LIVES One of the requirements for a good moral life is that a person needs to be committed to some long-term goals in their life. It is these goals that will provide the foundational meaning to their lives. It is also important, within the context of our commitment to certain goals, that we remember things can simply appear and demand our attention as well, even to the point of having to modify our long-term goals. Jesus was sent to proclaim the Gospel primarily to the Jews. This does not mean He favored the Jews over the Gentiles; it is merely a reflection of the fact that God had been preparing the Jewish people to receive His Son for the last 2,000 years and so the Gospel was going to have a better chance to take root and flourish in the Jewish culture than anywhere else. Yet, from time to time in the Gospel, we see Jesus ministering to the Gentile people just as was the case in the times of Elijah and Elisha. The main goal is still the same, but there should always be room for limited accommodation of other ministries and missions as well. As regards the Gospel, it is important for us to see Jesus ministering to the Gentiles as it gives credence to the mission to the Gentiles that the Early Church will discover being thrust upon it by people such as Paul and Barnabas. If Jesus had refused every opportunity to open His ministry to the Gentiles, then it would be very difficult to justify the mission to the Gentiles that so captured the imagination of the Early Church and led to the rapid expansion of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire and beyond. Jesus lays the ground work for the Gentile mission when He ministers to the Canaanite woman, the Roman centurion and others during His primary mission to the Jews. These cannot escape our attention as they were unexpected and also caused a great stir among the Jewish leaders at the time.Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: What am I committed to in my life? Or do I just wander from day to day without any real focus or goal? Holy Spirit, help me to set my life on a firm footing and grant me the grace to have a goal in my life so that I can work towards it with perseverance and commitment. St. Stephen Harding, pray for us. | |
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