 | Daily Bible Reflections
for May 9, 2011 |
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| | JEHOVAH JIREH “Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” – John 6:27 There was a time in 2009 when I reached the lowest in my finances. It felt so bad that I wanted to shut myself at home just so I wouldn’t spend anymore. It wasn’t that I was totally broke; I was just below my personal minimum in my account and I feared that I wouldn’t have enough until the next payday. After having a panic attack, I forced myself to be still and to pray. God has always provided for me but I was having a hard time believing it then. It wasn’t until after I went through my finances again that I saw that I was panicking because I found security in the money I have in my account and not in God. I was in the exact situation a few years ago but I did not feel the same kind of panic, and I realized that it was because I trusted that God would provide for me. It took a while for me to let go of the security I had in my money in the bank, but when I finally did, God not only met my needs, but exceeded them: He blessed me with a salary increase!Tina Matanguihan (tina.matanguihan@gmail.com) 9 REFLECTION: “God will not only meet your needs, He will exceed them.” (Mark Hart) Jesus, You are more than enough for me. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Stephen is chosen as one of the deacons and thus has a role of service in the nascent Christian community. I find it interesting to reflect upon the fact that the deacons were chosen by the Apostles to relieve them of some of their duties so that they, the bishops, could be more devoted to preaching and prayers, and then they, the deacons are immediately reported to be preaching. Stephen gets himself into trouble with the Jews by being such an effective preacher. It seems that all Christians realized the imperative to be busy proclaiming the Gospel. Acts 6:8-15 8 Stephen, filled with grace and power, was working great wonders and signs among the people. 9 Certain members of the so-called Synagogue of Freedmen, Cyrenians, and Alexandrians, and people from Cilicia and Asia, came forward and debated with Stephen, 10 but they could not withstand the wisdom and the spirit with which he spoke. 11 Then they instigated some men to say, “We have heard him speaking blasphemous words against Moses and God.” 12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, accosted him, seized him, and brought him before the Sanhedrin. 13 They presented false witnesses who testified, “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law. 14 For we have heard him claim that this Jesus the Nazorean will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.” 15 All those who sat in the Sanhedrin looked intently at him and saw that his face was like the face of an angel. P S A L M Psalm 119:23-24, 26-27, 29-30 R: Blessed are they who follow the law of the Lord! 23 Though princes meet and talk against me, your servant meditates on your statutes. 24 Yes, your decrees are my delight; they are my counselors. (R) 26 I declared my ways, and you answered me; teach me your statutes. 27 Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous deeds. (R) 29 Remove from me the way of falsehood, and favor me with your law. 30 The way of truth I have chosen; I have set your ordinances before me. (R) G O S P E L The greatest work we will perform in our lives is that of believing in God and placing our faith in Him. This includes embracing His will for our lives and being obedient to it. What a grace this is for us. How wonderful it is that God gives each of us opportunity to respond to His love in this way. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia One does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God. R: Alleluia, alleluia John 6:22-29 22 [After Jesus had fed the five thousand men, his disciples saw him walking on the sea.] The next day, the crowd that remained across the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not gone along with his disciples in the boat, but only his disciples had left. 23 Other boats came from Tiberias near the place where they had eaten the bread when the Lord gave thanks. 24 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into boats and came to Capernaum looking for Jesus. 25 And when they found him across the sea they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you get here?” 26 Jesus answered them and said, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. 27 Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God, has set his seal.” 28 So they said to him, “What can we do to accomplish the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in the one he sent.” my reflections think: Deacons were chosen by the Apostles to relieve them of some of their duties so that they, the bishops, could be more devoted to preaching and prayers. 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 Chronicles 31-32 2 Chronicles 31-32 | |
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| | SABBATH | BELIEVING IN THE ONE HE SENT As a student abroad many years ago, I had the privilege of meeting up close two Philippine ambassadors who served the post one after the other in that particular country. I couldn’t help but compare the two. One was affable and gentle; the other aloof and very formal. But despite the differences, both of them, to my mind, did full justice to the task entrusted to them – to represent the Filipino people before a foreign government. Somehow, one could not escape the fact that, for many people, the ambassador of a particular nation constituted “the face” of the people he represents. One simply had to believe in whoever has been sent to represent his people and government back home. As ambassador, one is literally and figuratively a citizen of two worlds. He needs to please both parties, while at the same time stand solidly behind the official policies of his bosses back in his home country. But despite the delicate balancing act that is the hallmark of diplomacy, an ambassador makes no secret about the ultimate object of his allegiance — his own country and people. Today, the first reading extols one such ambassador for Christ – Stephen, the first martyr. He was a practicing Jew and a productive citizen of his time and place. But when push came to shove, Stephen made known whom he truly gave his allegiance to and proved it with his readiness to stick his neck out, so to speak, all because he believed in the One God sent. This is the case of one ambassador who stands up, raises his voice and proclaims his faith in the “One God sent” — who is Himself, an ambassador for the Father. In these times of social networking and cyber friendships that take place in relative digital anonymity and emotional detachment, it is easy to put up false fronts and reduce one’s identity to an emotionless avatar. But to accomplish God’s works, one needs to go out and proclaim one’s personal belief and relationship in the One God sent. Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: Do I recognize myself as an ambassador sent by God to be His representative to the downtrodden? Lord, to be Your ambassador isn’t easy. Grant me the grace to fulfill the role You have given me in this life. St. Sanctan, pray for us. | |
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