 | Daily Bible Reflections
for August 24, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Wednesday, may you hear His voice in your heart!
Praying for you,
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| | Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle yes and no “Here is a true Israelite. There is no duplicity in him.” – John 1:47 “Are you going to the party?” I asked a Caucasian friend regarding an occasion we were both invited to. “Yes, I’ll try,” he replied. I laughed. The Filipino culture had rubbed off on this foreigner that he could not tell me straight that he had no intentions of going to the party. “I’ll try” for the Filipino is a euphemism for “no.” Because of our non-confrontational culture or our nature of not wanting to embarrass another, we resort to masking our refusal with a positive response. How different from what Jesus teaches us in the Gospel! In Matthew 5:37 He says, “Let your ‘Yes’ mean ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No’ mean ‘No.’ Anything more is from the evil one.” When I learned about this aspect of Christian integrity, I strove to be truthful in what I say. When I do not mean it, I don’t say it. And if ever I do say it, then I do my best to keep my word. 24 REFLECTION: Is your word your bond? Can people count on what you say? Let the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart find favor before You, O Lord (Psalm 19:15). | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING St. John the Apostle is given a vision of the Bride of Christ, the Church, in the image of the holy city of Jerusalem, coming down from heaven. This is the ultimate purpose of God — that we, as part of the Church, should be united as a bride is with the groom in an eternal marriage bond. That is why we should strive to be holy so that we may be worthy to be united with Christ as His bride. Revelation 21:9-14 9 The angel spoke to me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 He took me in spirit to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. 11 It gleamed with the splendor of God. Its radiance was like that of a precious stone, like jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a massive, high wall, with twelve gates where twelve angels were stationed and on which names were inscribed, [the names] of the twelve tribes of the Israelites. 13 There were three gates facing east, three north, three south, and three west. 14 The wall of the city had twelve courses of stones as its foundation, on which were inscribed the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. P S A L M Psalms 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18 R: Your friends make known, O Lord, the glorious splendor of your Kingdom. 10 Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. 11 Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. (R) 12 Making known to men your might and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. (R) 17 The LORD is just in all his ways and holy in all his works. 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon him, to all who call upon him in truth. (R) G O S P E L Here we hear an account of the calling of Nathanael as a disciple of Jesus. We see his character in his blunt description of Nazareth as a useless and no good place. Jesus sees into his heart and sees his good qualities, which He will bring to perfection through His grace. Perhaps Nathanael’s frankness also causes him at times to say the wrong things and hurt other people’s feelings. He will also need to acquire the virtue of prudence and wisdom to know how to speak and when to be blunt. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel. R: Alleluia, alleluia John 1:45-51 45 Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” 46 But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true child of Israel. There is no duplicity in him.” 48 Nathanael said to him, “How do you know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.” 49 Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” 50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Do you believe because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than this.” 51 And he said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, you will see the sky opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.” my reflections think: We should strive to be holy so that we may be worthy to be united with Christ as His bride. 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 Isaiah 17-20 | |
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| | SABBATH | ETERNAL LIFE IS THE GOAL One of the things that sets the lives of the saints apart is their unshakeable focus upon eternal life. They are willing to forsake all the pleasures of this world because they have a firm belief in the glory of eternal life. There is nothing else that can explain the willing martyrdom of so many of thesaints. Why would a person willingly give up their earthly life if they did not have something else to live for, in this case eternal life with God in heaven? It is quite a small logical step. Let me show you why. Our mortal lives last on the average around 70 years. In some countries this extends to 80 and some even live to be over 100. Let us imagine that these years, however many, are full of pleasure and no pain. (This is obviously an exaggeration, but it is one that works against my argument yet I will choose to allow it to stand.) Heaven by definition has no pain and suffering. Life in heaven, again by definition, is without end. Simple mathematics tells us that when we compare a finite number with an infinite number, the infinite number prevails every time. Therefore, the experience of pleasure and joy in heaven will always be far greater than in our earthly life. It is now easy to see why the saints are willing to give up all for the Kingdom of God. Each one of us has to reflect upon God’s call on our lives and choose whether or not we will follow it. We have to make a decision concerning our belief and trust in the promise of eternal life. Obviously, if we do not believe in eternal life, we would not be willing to forsake the joys and pleasures of this life. However, if we believe in eternal life, it is almost necessary for us to do so to some degree if our witness to the Gospel is going to have any credibility. James tells us that he will demonstrate that he has faith in Jesus through his works; the main way we demonstrate our belief in eternal life is by our willingness to forsake at least some of the pleasures of our earthly existence. The Church gives this a name: we call it penance. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: When was the last time I did penance for my sins? Do I voluntarily take on penances or do I only embrace them in the context of the Sacrament of Reconciliation? Jesus, help me to be willing to do penance for my sin and thus demonstrate my true contrition as well as to intercede for the salvation of others. St. Massa Candida, pray for us. | |
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