 | Daily Bible Reflections
for June 18, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Saturday, let God give you rest in His Spirit.
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| | MY NEW COMPUTER “If God so clothes the grass of the field… will he not much more provide for you…?”– Matthew 6:30 My 10-year-old computer no longer functioned well because of its outdated programs. It wasn’t possible to upgrade it due to hardware limitations. I couldn’t afford to buy even a second-hand PC so whenever I needed to surf the net and check my emails, I’d just drop by my sister’s house. Since I use the PC mainly for my writing assignments, I eventually had to purchase one. In July 2008, I had a strong feeling that God would bless me with my own PC. After a few months, while searching for stories for Kerygma magazine, I was led to this lady. In one of her emails, she asked me for my prayer petitions. I asked her to pray for my new PC. In December 2008, she texted me that God would soon answer my prayer. By February 2009, I got my PC courtesy of this wonderful and generous lady. Though it wasn’t brand new, it definitely served my needs. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is telling us that we shouldn’t be anxious or worried about anything for the Father knows our needs and will provide for us. God knew my need and He provided. He is indeed Jehovah-Jireh, the God who sees and provides.Judith Concepcion 18 REFLECTION: Are you worried about your temporal needs? Jesus assures us that God will provide in a way Lord, I feel so consumed with too much worrying and anxiety. Help me, by Your grace, to live one day at a time and to trust in Your Divine Providence. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING St. Paul is speaking about himself and his conversion experience. I find it interesting to reflect upon his “thorn in the flesh.” I wonder what it was? We will probably never know but it is comforting to hear that even saints have their weaknesses and struggles. There is truly hope for us all! As we seek to live out a life of faith, let us pray for the grace to open our hearts more fully to the grace of the Spirit so that he can empower our life’s project. 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 1 Brothers and sisters: I must boast; not that it is profitable, but I will go on to visions and revelations of the Lord. 2 I know someone in Christ who, fourteen years ago (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows), was caught up to the third heaven. 3 And I know that this man (whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows) 4 was caught up into Paradise and heard ineffable things, which no one may utter. 5 About this man I will boast, but about myself I will not boast, except about my weaknesses. 6 Although if I should wish to boast, I would not be foolish, for I would be telling the truth. But I refrain, so that no one may think more of me than what he sees in me or hears from me 7 because of the abundance of the revelations. Therefore, that I might not become too elated, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, an angel of Satan, to beat me, to keep me from being too elated. 8 Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it might leave me, 9 but he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” I will rather boast most gladly of my weaknesses, in order that the power of Christ may dwell with me. 10 Therefore, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and constraints, for the sake of Christ; for when I am weak, then I am strong. P S A L M Psalms 34:8-9, 10-11, 12-13 R: Taste and see the goodness of the Lord. 7 [8] The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. 8 [9] Taste and see how good the LORD is; blessed the man who takes refuge in him. (R) 9 [10] Fear the LORD, you his holy ones, for nought is lacking to those who fear him. 10 [11] The great grow poor and hungry; but those who seek the LORD want for no good thing. (R) 11 [12] Come, children, hear me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD. 12 [13] Which of you desires life, and takes delight in prosperous days? (R) G O S P E L Jesus tells us that there are too many things for us to spend time worrying about them all. We need to focus our lives on the things that really matter and make them our concern. What are they? Simply speaking they are getting to know God’s will for our lives and determining what that means as regards the decisions we have to make on a daily basis. If we make God’swill our focus I have a sneaking suspicion that most of our other worries will dissolve into insignificance most of the time. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 6:24-34 24 Jesus said to his disciples: “No one can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, they gather nothing into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you more important than they? 27 Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your life-span? 28 Why are you anxious about clothes? Learn from the way the wild flowers grow. They do not work or spin. 29 But I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was clothed like one of them. 30 If God so clothes the grass of the field, which grows today and is thrown into the oven tomorrow, will he not much more provide for you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry and say, ‘What are we to eat?’ or ‘What are we to drink?’ or ‘What are we to wear?’ 32 All these things the pagans seek. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides. 34 Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. my reflections t h i n k A : s we seek to live out a life of faith, let us pray for the grace to open our hearts more fully to the grace of the Spirit so that he can empower our life’s project. 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 Job 26-29 | |
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| | SABBATH | AN INVITATION OR A COMMAND? Jesus’ beautiful words in the Gospel of today somehow stand in contrast with St. Paul’s in the first reading. Not that they are conflicting or contradictory, but only that the difference (in tone, especially) are interesting and worth reflecting on. On one hand, in the Gospel we have Jesus in His most assuring and consoling stance towards us. On the other hand, Paul in the first reading boldly defends his integrity before the Corinthians, even to the point of mentioning special revelations he knew of in order to back up his claims. Also, Jesus seems to argue and insist on His point about God’s providence and concern for us. But He does so in a very tender manner, using simple common sense to make us understand. A specific point ensuing from both is about contentment. For all his insistence and even boasting, Paul learns to accept most especially his weakness. He acknowledges that his power and strength come from the Lord alone. On the other hand, Jesus assures us that we need not be frantic even when we lack life’s basic things because God will always provide, and we can be content indeed even with the simplest things. In the end, we can certainly take heed of what we have also today in the responsorial psalm: “Taste and see the goodness of the Lord.” That’s the invitation to all of us: to “taste” God’s goodness. It can well be the merging point between the two contrasting positions we pointed out at the start of our reflection. With the metaphor of tasting or eating, the invitation can be a disarming one. But if ever we are to hesitate, the invitation can also be a command. It may be only because we don’t quite know what “the goodness of the Lord” could be. But how would we know it, if we don’t try it? Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB Reflection Question: How do you respond to God’s invitation to trust Him with your all? Lord, bless me with a heart that is ready to respond to Your call to me. St. Amandus, pray for us. | |
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