 | Daily Bible Reflections
for August 26, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | THE BARGAIN “Stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour.” – Matthew 25:13 As early as high school, Jed felt a calling to the priesthood. He was young, handsome, bright and popular, but even so, he made a bargain with God. He promised that at the age of 30, the same age when Jesus’ ministry began, he would consecrate his life to God. Years passed, and with his promise always in mind, he made the best of his “freedom” by doing everything that made life exciting. He worked hard. He traveled. He partied. And he tried everything at least once. The life he was living took a toll on him. When he came back home, he was very sick. At the age of 30, he did give up his life to God, not through consecration but by death. I know that Jed found peace with God after he went through a lot of remorse and anguish. His experience should remind us to check our own priorities and how we are living our call. Every day that we live is a gift that should be used wisely. Would Death find us ready when he comes knocking at our door?Cecil Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com) 26 REFLECTION: “Few souls understand what God would accomplish in them if they were to abandon themselves unreservedly to Him and if they were to allow His grace to mold them accordingly.” (St. Ignatius of Loyola) Lord, if Your people need me, I will not refuse the work. Your will be done. (St. Martin de Tours) | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Often, people wonder what is God’s will for their lives. Here, St. Paul tells us it is to grow in holiness. That is the ultimate purpose and will of God for each of us. This can be attained in a number of different vocations. We ought to seek daily to do our tasks for the honor and glory of God and to be faithful to Him in the little things. 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8 1 Brothers and sisters, we earnestly ask and exhort you in the Lord Jesus that, as you received from us how you should conduct yourselves to please God — and as you are conducting yourselves — you do so even more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 This is the will of God, your holiness: that you refrain from immorality, 4 that each of you know how to acquire a wife for himself in holiness and honor, 5 not in lustful passion as do the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 not to take advantage of or exploit a brother in this matter, for the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told you before and solemnly affirmed. 7 For God did not call us to impurity but to holiness. 8 Therefore, whoever disregards this, disregards not a human being but God, who also gives his Holy Spirit to you. P S A L M Psalms 97:1, 2, 5-6, 10, 11-12 R: Rejoice in the Lord, you just! 1 The LORD is king; let the earth rejoice; let the many isles be glad. 2 Justice and judgment are the foundation of his throne. (R) 5 The mountains melt like wax before the LORD, before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his justice, and all peoples see his glory. (R) 10 The LORD loves those that hate evil; he guards the lives of his faithful ones; from the hand of the wicked he delivers them. (R) 11 Light dawns for the just; and gladness, for the upright of heart. 12 Be glad in the LORD, you just, and give thanks to his holy name. (R) G O S P E L This parable of the Virgins reminds us that we need to persevere in our spiritual exercises (prayer, service and fasting) so that the spiritual fervor in our hearts (the Virgin’s lamps) does not die out. This is our individual responsibility. We cannot live off the spiritual capital of another but must take care to keep the light of love and faith alive in our hearts. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Be vigilant at all times and pray, that you may have the strength to stand before the Son of Man. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 25:1-13 1 Jesus told to his disciples this parable: “The kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones, when taking their lamps, brought no oil with them, 4 but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. 5 Since the bridegroom was long delayed, they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 At midnight, there was a cry, ‘Behold, the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise ones replied, ‘No, for there may not be enough for us and you. Go instead to the merchants and buy some for yourselves.’ 10 While they went off to buy it, the bridegroom came and those who were ready went into the wedding feast with him. Then the door was locked. 11 Afterwards the other virgins came and said, ‘Lord, Lord, open the door for us!’ 12 But he said in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, I do not know you.’ 13 Therefore, stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” my reflections think: We cannot live off the spiritual capital of another but must take care to keep the light of love and faith alive in our hearts. 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 25-28 | |
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| | SABBATH | DON’T WE BELIEVE IN LUST ANYMORE? Perhaps the title for this reflection should read: Don’t we believe that lust is a sin anymore? Why do I ask such a question? I ask this because of the sexually charged atmosphere in our present society. Billboards, magazines, TV shows, the Internet and so on are full of sexually charged images that I truly wonder whether or not we consider modesty to be something of a virtue anymore or if it no longer matters how we express our sexuality and with whom? Our sexuality, a wonderful gift of God to us, enables human beings to enter into an intimacy and depth of relationship that allows them to image the creative power of God. However, it seems that we are happy to put our sexuality up for sale and think nothing of it; we are happy to be bombarded with sexual images that are attempting to incite our sexual desire and we are not campaigning for greater protection for our children from such irresponsibility. Society seems to want to have it both ways — they want absolute freedom of sexual expression for themselves and then are horrified when their teenage children do not show any sexual restraint. All I feel like doing is knock on people’s heads and ask if there is anyone home who is really thinking about this contradiction. The sexual revolution of the ‘60s has turned into a nightmare for human relationships. Children become sexualized by their environment at an age when they are incapable of dealing with the depth of emotions involved. Parents are tearing their hair out having to deal with teenage pregnancy and kids who are sexually active in their early teens. Is this healthy? Of course not! What can we do about it? Society is obviously not going to do anything about it as sex sells and every advertising company knows this fact. The only way we can do anything to protect our children is to instill in them the values of purity and modesty from an early age in order to give them the other side of the sexual story. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: What can I do to promote the values of sexual modesty and purity in my life? Holy Spirit, may I live with purity of heart, mind and action and be at least a small beacon of light promoting the dignity and beauty of human sexuality. St. Elias, pray for us. | |
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