 | Daily Bible Reflections
for July 9, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Saturday, let God give you rest in His Spirit.
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| | EA RTHQUAKES “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” – Matthew 10:29-31 First was the Haiti earthquake. Then the one in Chile, followed by another one in China. There was one that I experienced firsthand while I was at work, and while it didn’t do a lot of damage, it was enough to freak me out. We’re not really strangers to earthquakes with what happened to Baguio in the ‘90s. I was too young to remember that, and honestly, I’m glad that I was spared from the trauma. All these earthquakes and speculations of when one would hit the country is nothing but scary. I wonder if I would be able to handle another big one when I feel like I already had enough with my typhoon experiences. But who says I had to go through that alone? I take comfort in the fact that God knows all my fears, and He promises that He is stronger than any earthquake. I can only do so much, and in the end, God really has the final say (just as He always does). Having faith means believing that God is enough, and He will enable me to make it through whatever life throws my way.Tina Matanguihan (tina.matanguihan@gmail.com) 9 REFLECTION: “Our ‘safe place’ is not where we live; it is in whom we live.” (Tom White) May I always remember that You, Lord, are my sure foundation. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING After Jacob’s death, Joseph’s brothers fear he will take revenge on them for the evil they did to him. However, Joseph has long since worked through all his bitterness and hurt and had forgiven them for their treachery. Through all these trials, Joseph has learned a great lesson — that when we place our lives in God’s hands, He turns everything to our good so that nothing can harm us. Genesis 49:29-33; 50:15-26 29 Jacob gave his sons this charge: “Since I am about to be taken to my people, bury me with my fathers in the cave that lies in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 the cave in the field of Machpelah, facing on Mamre, in the land of Canaan, the field that Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial ground. 31 There Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried, and so are Isaac and his wife Rebekah, and there, too, I buried Leah — 32 the field and the cave in it that had been purchased from the Hittites.” 50: 15 Now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful and thought, “Suppose Joseph has been nursing a grudge against us and now plans to pay us back in full for all the wrong we did him!” 16 So they approached Joseph and said: “Before your father died, he gave us these instructions: 17 ‘You shall say to Joseph, Jacobbegs you to forgive the criminal wrongdoing of your brothers, who treated you so cruelly.’ Please, therefore, forgive the crime that we, the servants of your father’s God, committed.” When they spoke these words to him, Joseph broke into tears. 18 Then his brothers proceeded to fling themselves down before him and said, “Let us be your slaves!” 19 But Joseph replied to them: “Have no fear. Can I take the place of God? 20 Even though you meant harm to me, God meant it for good, to achieve his present end, the survival of many people. 21 Therefore have no fear. I will provide for you and for your children.” By thus speaking kindly to them, he reassured them. 22 Joseph remained in Egypt, together with his father’s family. He lived a hundred and ten years. 23 He saw Ephraim’s children to the third generation, and the children of Manasseh’s son Machir were also born on Joseph’s knees. 24 Joseph said to his brothers: “I am about to die. God will surely take care of you and lead you out of this land to the land that he promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.” 25 Then, putting the sons of Israel under oath, he continued, “When God thus takes care of you, you must bring my bones up with you from this place.” 26 Joseph died at the age of a hundred and ten. P S A L M Psalms 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7 R: Be glad you lowly ones; may your hearts be glad! 1 Give thanks to the LORD, invoke his name; make known among the nations his deeds. 2 Sing to him, sing his praise, proclaim all his wondrous deeds. (R) 3 Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that seek the LORD! 4 Look to the LORD in his strength; seek to serve him constantly. (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) G O S P E L Jesus assures us that we are of great value to the heavenly Father and that He has counted every strand of our hair. Like a doting father, God gazes lovingly at us, so much so that He is entranced by us and wastes His time counting every strand of our hair to make sure not one is missing. If God loves us this much, let us entrust all our cares and concerns to Him rather than carrying them ourselves. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of God rests upon you. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 10:24-33 24 Jesus said to his Apostles: “No disciple is above his teacher, no slave above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, for the slave that he become like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household! 26 Therefore do not be afraid of them. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed, nor secret that will not be known. 27 What I say to you in the darkness, speak in the light; what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather, be afraid of the one who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a small coin? Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s knowledge. 30 Even all the hairs of your head are counted. 31 So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows. 32 Everyone who acknowledges me before others I will acknowledge before my heavenly Father. 33 But whoever denies me before others, I will deny before my heavenly Father.” my reflections t h i n k : When we place our lives in God’s hands, He turns everything to our good so that nothing can harm us. 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 Psalm 86-90 | |
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| | SABBATH | Brave Hearts From Abraham in the Old Testament to Paul in the New Testament, God chose men who had checkered backgrounds. He often picked those whose qualities and character seemed to be inappropriate for the job. For the person that He will use to found the 12 tribes into a chosen nation, God selected Abraham, a childless old man. For someone who will be charged with spreading the Gospel even to the non-Jews, God elected the fiery Saul of Tarsus who was zealous about the observance of the Mosaic tradition. All the persons that God chose, however, had one sterling mark: they were all fearless. Abraham followed God’s instructions to the letter, even as far as bringing his son Isaac to Moriah to be sacrificed. Paul would later move from place to place, amidst threats to life, imprisonment, shipwreck and daily anxieties, if only to preach about Jesus and to build up a community of believers in His name. Even now, success comes to people not only because they are educated, well-bred and talented. Success smiles on those who try, dare and are unafraid. It is this kind of persons — men and women with brave hearts — who are able tograb opportunities that come even in trying and critical moments and make the best of them. Yes, be not afraid. This world is not for the fainthearted. In a letter to his young assistant Timothy, Paul wrote, “I remind you to keep alive the gift that God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid, instead His Spirit fills us with power, love and selfcontrol” (2 Timothy 1:6-7).Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP Reflection Question: Reminisce one experience where your deep faith and guts earned you victory in Jesus’ name. Spend some time asking Jesus to renew and rekindle in you the flame of His Holy Spirit. Grant me a brave heart, Lord, that I may dare to pass through unknown paths in order to follow Your will for my life. Amen. St. Adrian Van Hilvarenbeek, pray for us. | |
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