 | Daily Bible Reflections
for August 29, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | Memorial of Beheading of St. John the Baptist, martyr lost your head? Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him. – Mark 6:20 The priest read through the story of St. John’s beheading at Mass. As he finished reading the passage, he said, “In the end everyone had lost their heads except John.” He went through each of the figures in the story to see if we could relate with anyone. Herod was the one with the most political power but he was careless with his decisions and had no backbone to live out his values. He even married his brother’s wife! Herodias, Herod’s wife, condemned herself as cunning, selfish and manipulative even to the point of making a child ask for what is evil. Their daughter, who pleased Herod with her dance, lost her head by following someone else’s misguided decisions. And lastly, even the executioner lost his head by putting a holy man to death. Someone once said, “It’s easier to die for principles rather than to live up to them.” In John’s case, he was able to do both despite the hardships and all because of his love for God. Rod Velez (rod.velez@gmail.com) REFLECTION: There is a potential to do good in every situation. In every role we play in life, have we ever been ashamed to show that we are Christians? Today, Lord, as in every day, I resolve to live my life according to Your Holy Will. May I always do what is pleasing in Your sight. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Paul assures the Thessalonian Christians that their dead relatives who had faith in Jesus would one day be resurrected from the dead so there was no need to grieve like the pagans who had no hope of seeing their relatives again. Those who are alive when Christ returns will not taste death but will be transformed at Christ’s appearing in glory. 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (or Jeremiah 1:17-19) 13 We do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, about those who have fallen asleep, so that you may not grieve like the rest, who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose, so too will God, through Jesus, bring with him those who have fallen asleep. 15 Indeed, we tell you this, on the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will surely not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself, with a word of command, with the voice of an archangel and with the trumpet of God, will come down from heaven, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore, console one another with these words. P S A L M Psalms 96:1, 3, 4-5, 11-12, 13 (or Psalms 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17) R: The Lord comes to judge the earth. 1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands. 3 Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds. (R) 4 For great is the LORD and highly to be praised; awesome is he, beyond all gods. 5 For all the gods of the nations are things of nought, but the LORD made the heavens. (R) 11 Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice; let the sea and what fills it resound; 12 let the plains be joyful and all that is in them! Then shall all the trees of the forest exult. (R) 13 Before the LORD, for he comes; for he comes to rule the earth. He shall rule the world with justice and the peoples with his constancy. (R) G O S P E L Jesus teaches us that God, our Heavenly Father, will care for us and provide for our needs so there is no need to be anxious and worry about the necessities of life. If God cares for the birds and plants, will He not also care for us, His children? We should use our time and energy here on earth in building up a store of treasure in heaven rather than in acquiring earthly riches that will all pass away. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 4:16-30 (or Mark 6:17-29) 16 Jesus came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, and went according to his custom into the synagogue on the sabbath day. He stood up to read 17 and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written: 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, 19 and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.” 20 Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him. 21 He said to them, “Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke highly of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They also asked, “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” 23 He said to them, “Surely you will quote me this proverb, ‘Physician, cure yourself,’ and say, ‘Do here in your native place the things that we heard were done in Capernaum.’ ” 24 And he said, “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. 25 Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over the entire land. 26 It was to none of these that Elijah was sent, but only to a widow in Zarephath in the land of Sidon. 27 Again, there were many lepers in Israel during the time of Elisha the prophet; yet not one of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. 29 They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went away. my reflections t h i n k : If God cares for the birds and plants, will He not also care for us, His children? 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 37-40 Isaiah 37-40 | |
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| | SABBATH | TRUTH Truth is a fascinating reality as it can cause a great deal of trouble when opposing sides cannot agree on a common foundation from which to start an argument. We live in a world that challenges the idea of universal truth. People do not seem to realize that such a position, if strictly adhered to, is absurd as ultimately it means that we can never agree on anything because what is true for you may not be true for me, depending on how either of us feel at the particular time. Truth is necessary in dialogues and relationships. Without it there is no base position from which to build an argument. It is a bit like working out the pronunciation of a language but allowing everyone to choose what sound goes with what letter. Clearly, any conversation cannot take place and thus relationships will be impossible. When we admit that we are in relationships with others, it means that there are some foundational truths that underpin the way we live. The reason I mention this is that we need to make a stand in our faith with regards to truth and not allow the world’s relativism to dictate to us what we should or should not believe when it comes to morality. If we allow the world to lead us in morality, we will end up in a mess as there is no way of recognizing right from wrong if we do not have basic truths to guide us. No matter how inconvenient truth may be, we still have to be committed to it unto death if necessary. We know that our faith is a serious matter when we consider the long line of saints that we venerate. Jesus tells us that He is the Truth that sets us free from relativism and sin. Let us embrace Him more closely today as we seek to deepen our lives as disciples of Jesus. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL Reflection Question: Have I given in to the secular powers that try to weaken my faith by presenting life to me as something whose truth is determined by me? Father, help me to look to Jesus, Your Son, when I face trials and difficulties. Please make me attentive to where He leads me. St. Sebbi, pray for us. | |
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