 | Daily Bible Reflections
for April 14, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Never lose sight of Jesus this Thursday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | I AM Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.” – John 8:58 Two words that Jesus spoke about Himself have meant so many things to me through the good times and the bad. When I am on a roll, I hear Him saying, “I am your Cheerleader. You’re doing great!” When I am going through a difficult trial, I hear Him saying, “I am your Champion. We will overcome this.” When I feel down and have no one to talk to, I hear Him saying, “I am your Best Friend. Talk to me.” When I worry about a certain lack, I hear Him saying, “I am the Great Provider. I will take care of you.” When I grow weary, I hear Him saying, “I am your Hiding Place. Come rest in Me.” When I am simply happy, I hear Him saying, “I am your Buddy. I am rejoicing with you.” I can add a hundred more roles to the words “I Am” because I know that God will be everything I need Him to be. The God of Abraham — the Great I Am — is still the same God we know today. He has kept His covenant, and will continue to meet us where we are.Nova Arias (nova.svp@gmail.com) REFLECTION: What has the Great I Am been to you? Thank You, dear God, for being everything I need. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING in one year For the Jewish people a change of name was a big event as a person’s name carried profound meaning of their identity and mission. It is good to reflect upon Abram’s change to Abraham as it changes the literal meaning of his name from “father of a nation” to “father of the nations.” Abraham’s fatherhood is a fatherhood of faith and not necessarily a physical one as St. Paul will teach us in Romans 4. Let us seek to be sons and daughters of Abraham by being men and women of faith. Genesis 17:3-9 3 When Abram prostrated himself, God continued to speak to him: 4 “My covenant with you is this: you are to become the father of a host of nations. 5 No longer shall you be called Abram; your name shall be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a host of nations. 6 I will render you exceedingly fertile; I will make nations of you; kings shall stem from you. 7 I will maintain my covenant with you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting pact, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8 I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are now staying, the whole land of Canaan, as a permanent possession; and I will be their God.” 9 God also said to Abraham: “On your part, you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages.” P S A L M Psalms 105:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 R: The Lord remembers his covenant forever. 4 Look to the LORD in his strength; seek to serve him constantly. 5 Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought, his portents, and the judgments he has uttered. (R) 6 You descendants of Abraham, his servants, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He, the LORD, is our God; throughout the earth his judgments prevail. (R) 8 He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations — 9 which he entered into with Abraham and by his oath to Isaac. (R) G O S P E L The Jews are too concerned with this physical life in the world. Jesus is speaking here of eternal realities of which they seemingly know very little. It is time for them to look beyond the immediate worries of their lives and begin to position themselves for the goal of eternal life. Only from this perspective will they begin to understand the teachings of Jesus and be inclined to accept His message. VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. John 8:51-59 51 Jesus said to the Jews: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever keeps my word will never see death.” 52 [So] the Jews said to him, “Now we are sure that you are possessed. Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘Whoever keeps my word will never taste death.’ 53 Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? Or the prophets, who died? Who do you make yourself out to be?” 54 Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is worth nothing; but it is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ 55 You do not know him, but I know him. And if I should say that I do not know him, I would be like you a liar. But I do know him and I keep his word. 56 Abraham your father rejoiced to see my day; he saw it and was glad. 57 So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old and you have seen Abraham?” 58 Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, before Abraham came to be, I AM.” 59 So they picked up stones to throw at him; but Jesus hid and went out of the temple area. my reflections t h i n k : Let us seek to be sons and daughters of Abraham by being men and women of faith. 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 1 Chronicles 9-10 | |
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| | SABBATH | BLESSED IS YOUR NAME Do you know that your name has a wonderful identity? Your name is special. Given to you at birth, your name has marked you out as an incredible human being. Your name is significant and worthy of much respect in the eyes of God. So what is in a name? You will notice that throughout the Bible, people have a new name given to them. For example, in today’s first reading, Abram is called Abraham. Later on Sarai becomes Sarah. The names of the figures in the Old Testament signify a special service that these people will perform before the Lord. Even in the New Testament, we see Jesus giving new names to His people: Simon becomes Peter, Levi becomes Matthew and Saul becomes Paul, the great missionary to the Gentiles. Abram, “exalted father,” becomes Abraham “father of many nations.” He becomes our “father in the faith.” In the person of Abraham, we see such humble obedience and submission to the Lord God. This is why the religious authorities and other Jews of Jesus’ day (and even nowadays) highly respect and honor their father, Abraham. God makes a covenant with Abraham, the sign being that of circumcision. This was to symbolize that they are a people consecrated to the Lord, set apart and belonging to God. Constantly, we hear the summons of the prophets, “I will be your God and you will be my people.” The story of Abraham is a wonderful story full of morals for us. Ever since Abram was called by God to leave his homeland, his whole journey was a pilgrimage of faith in the Lord. We learn of his complete and utter trust in the Lord even to the point of giving up his son for the Lord. He is an exemplar to us in his faith, hope and trust in the Lord. The one who trusts in the Lord receives many blessings. Are we willing to completely trust in the Lord, even if it means giving up the things that we most love and admire? If we place our trust in the Lord, the God of Abraham will certainly reward us. Let us not hesitate to place our trust in the Lord. Hope in Him and you will see Him act in your life. Fr. Brian Steele, MGL Reflection Question: What is your name? What does it mean? Thank You, Lord, for the wonder of my name. In Your holy name, I am blessed. Amen. St. Ardalion, pray for us. | |
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