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| | A Haven for the Weary “I came that you may have life to the full.” – John 10:10 Our house caretaker caught a pigeon at the basement of our home. The pigeon looked tired and had found a resting place. The pigeon was no ordinary one; it had a wide breast and a long wing span. We concluded that this was a homing pigeon and had probably flown a great distance to find rest in our home. We also found out that the bird had its owner’s phone number on its foot but the number was no longer in service. We took care of the pigeon for several days until it recovered. We attached our cell number before we released the pigeon. It took less than an hour for the bird to fly from our home in Calamba to its owner in Quezon City. The owner texted back to thank us. We open our home as a spiritual resting place where family and friends can come for a retreat or simply to rest. Our guest book is filled with messages of how they have felt God’s love while visiting with us. God guided even the bird to our home to find rest. That thought exhilarated us and reinforced our resolve to help others “have life to the full” according to God’s will. Donna España (donna.espana@yahoo.com) 15 REFLECTION: Jesus Christ holds the key to the abundance of blessings. Knock on His door and the floodgates of blessings will flow. O Holy Spirit, lead me and guide me each day so I can soar with You. May live my life to the full and lead others to You along the way. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING The fourth Sunday of Easter is always Good Shepherd Sunday. One of the results of there being a good shepherd is that there ought to be many good sheep. I wonder how you and I qualify under this description? Do we behave like good sheep, always being obedient to following where the shepherd leads us? Or do we fight and struggle when God’s will is made known to us such that any progress in holiness that is made in our lives is both slow and labored? Acts 2:14, 36-41 14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice, and proclaimed: 36 “Let the whole house of Israel know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.” 37 Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart, and they asked Peter and the other apostles, “What are we to do, my brothers?” 38 Peter said to them, “Repentand be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our God will call.” 40 He testified with many other arguments, and was exhorting them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand persons were added that day. P S A L M Psalms 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6 R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; 3 he refreshes my soul. (R) He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. (R) 5 You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (R) 6 Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for years to come. (R) 2nd READING It is interesting to study the nature and dynamic of a flock of sheep. I come from a country where flocks of sheep can number in the tens of thousands, something that would not have really been in the mind of the Gospel writers of Jesus’ time where flocks were probably more like 20–50 sheep in size! However, there are some aspects of small flocks that still hold true for big flocks. One of these is that if you can get a few to move in a particular direction, very often the rest will follow. This is an important dynamic to understand if we want to be able to provide an example for the many through a small group. This is an important aspect of evangelization – one that is becoming ever more important considering the size of the task of evangelization today. 1 Peter 2:20-25 20 Beloved: If you are patient when you suffer for doing what is good, this is a grace before God. 21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example that you should follow in his footsteps. 22 “He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.” 23 When he was insulted, he returned no insult; when he suffered, he did not threaten; instead, he handed himself over to the one who judges justly. 24 He himself bore our sins in his body upon the cross, so that, free from sin, we might live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25 For you had gone astray like sheep, but you have now returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls. G O S P E L Jesus is the Good Shepherd — He knows the voice of His sheep and they know His voice. I do not have any doubt about the first part of the above statement but I often wonder how well I, and most others, actually know or have the capacity to recognize the voice of Jesus in our lives? If we are truly disciples of Jesus we will cultivate a knowledge of the voice of our Master and Shepherd. Have we done this with the level of perseverance necessary for success? This is a question we can only answer as individuals. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I am the good shepherd, says the Lord; I know my sheep, and mine know me. R: Alleluia, alleluia John 10:1-10 1 Jesus said: “Amen, amen, I say to you, whoever does not enter a sheepfold through the gate but climbs over elsewhere is a thief and a robber. 2 But whoever enters through the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3 The gatekeeper opens it for him, and the sheep hear his voice, as he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he has driven out all his own, he walks ahead of them, and the sheep follow him, because they recognize his voice. 5 But they will not follow a stranger; they will run away from him, because they do not recognize the voice of strangers.” 6 Although Jesus used this figure of speech, they did not realize what he was trying to tell them. 7 So Jesus said again, “Amen, amen, I say to you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8 All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the gate. Whoever enters through me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10 A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” my reflections t h i n k : I f you can get a few to move in a particular direction, very often the rest will follow. This is an important aspect of evangelization. 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 Nehemiah 6-9 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week _______________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ in one year | |
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| | SABBATH | WHAT ARE WE TO DO, BROTHERS? “What are we to do?” This was the question of many people last year in January right after a catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti and reduced almost the whole country to rubble. Sociologists call them luminal events. They are life-changing, not just earth-shattering. They make people change paradigms or make them question their time-tested convictions about things. The resurrection of the Lord was one such life-changing event, at least for the apostles who lived with Him in close proximity. The passage from the Acts tells us how, through the powerful kerygmatic preaching of Peter, it, too, became a life-changing experience for His hearers. They asked, “What are we to do, my brothers?” Again, we are back to the “listen, learn and obey” triad. Talk is cheap. The Christian proclamation is not just a rabble-rousing pep talk that warms the heart, but does not engage the will. Peter’s kerygmatic proclamation roused the crowds to the realization that such powerful words call for an equally powerful response — a response of commitment and determination. During the 1997 financial meltdown, it was enviable to see certain cultures face the “tough times with tough measures.” They did something unheard of in happier, more prosperous times. Many individuals and families donated their gold, jewelry and gems galore to help prime the economy and set it back on its feet again. They went right into action and that was the gate that led them to the sheepfold of recovery and prosperity. Maybe today we refer to this more as political will or the willingness and readiness to do whatever is necessary, as called for by the gravity of the event and situation at hand. But the Christ event, with the resurrection as centerpiece, calls for more than just political will. It is a call to “repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.” It is, ultimately, a call to new life — “life in abundance.” Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB Reflection Question: How do I handle crisis in my life? Do I willingly accept and do the changes that it entails? Lord, even if it isn’t easy, help me to see crisis situations as opportunities to get closer to You. St. Nicholas the Mystic, pray for us. | |
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