 | Daily Bible Reflections
for September 5, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | LOVE FREELY “The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the Sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him.” – Luke 6:7 Mr. Santos wasn’t able to attend last Sunday’s Mass. His reason: He took care of his very sick wife. Ana’s husband got mad at her for leaving the house without his knowledge. Well, Ana rushed their neighbor to the hospital. Mariel should have been home by 5:00 p.m. Her mother shouted and scolded her because she came home a little late. The reason: Mariel helped her classmates with their homework. John was not supposed to go to the computer shop during regular days. When he got home, his father (who came home early) spanked him. Actually, John printed a Father’s Day card. Jesus healed the sick. But the Pharisees accused him. Why? Because he did it on a Sabbath. Though rules and regulations help in putting order to our lives, let us not be constrained by them. Rather, let us be free in showing our love by serving others whenever possible. Sol Saura (sol_saura@yahoo.com) 5 REFLECTION: Love is serving others. Lord, may I always seize the opportunity to serve others today. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Paul saw that the sufferings that he endured in his missionary work and apostolic endeavors were in a mysterious way a prefiguring of the sufferings that are necessary to see the church, Christ’s body, brought to its perfection. This perspective gave meaning to his sufferings and made them an expression of his love for the Christian communities that he ministered to. We, too, can offer all our pain and sufferings to the Lord as St. Paul did and so help build the Kingdom of God. Colossians 1:24-2:3 24 Brothers and sisters: I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church, 25 of which I am a minister in accordance with God’s stewardship given to me to bring to completion for you the word of God, 26 the mystery hidden from ages and from generations past. But now it has been manifested to his holy ones, 27 to whom God chose to make known the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; it is Christ in you, the hope for glory. 28 It is he whom we proclaim, dmonishing everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. 29 For this I labor and struggle, in accord with the exercise of his power working within me. 2: 1 For I want you to know how great a struggle I am having for you and for those in Laodicea and all who have not seen me face to face, 2 that their hearts may be encouraged as they are brought together in love, to have all the richness of fully assured understanding, for the knowledge of the mystery of God, Christ, 3 in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. P S A L M Psalms 62:6-7, 9 R: In God is my safety and my glory. 5 [6] Only in God be at rest, my soul, for from him comes my hope. 6 [7] He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be disturbed. (R) 8 [9] Trust in him at all times, O my people! Pour out your hearts before him; God is our refuge! (R) G O S P E L The Pharisees were jealous of Jesus’ popularity with the people and so, at every opportunity, they sought to trap Him doing something that was in their view against the law of Moses. Here they want Him to cure a man with a withered hand on a Sabbath so they could accuse Him of breaking the law. Jesus is not to be intimidated by their hypocrisy and legalistic interpretation of the law and boldly calls the man forth and heals him in front of them. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia My sheep hear my voice, says the Lord; I know them, and they follow me. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 6:6-11 6 On a certain sabbath Jesus went into the synagogue and taught, and there was a man there whose right hand was withered. 7 The scribes and the Pharisees watched him closely to see if he would cure on the Sabbath so that they might discover a reason to accuse him. 8 But he realized their intentions and said to the man with the withered hand, “Come up and stand before us.” And he rose and stood there. 9 Then Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” 10 Looking around at them all, he then said to him, “Stretch out your hand.” He did so and his hand was restored. 11 But they became enraged and discussed together what they might do to Jesus. my reflections think: We, too, can offer all our pain and sufferings to the Lord as St. Paul did and so help build the Kingdom of God. 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 64-66 Isaiah 64-66 | |
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| | SABBATH | Live To Love The Lord Jesus cured a man with a withered hand on a Sabbath. According to Jewish Laws, it is forbidden. But He did it not before He gave His teaching: “I ask you, is it lawful to do good on the Sabbath rather than to do evil, to save life rather than to destroy it?” Jesus was a pious Jew. His parents reared Him as one. He knew the Sabbath Law. But He was also God’s Son. He knew the spirit of those laws. He knew the purpose and importance of the Sabbath Law and all Jewish Laws. He took advantage of this situation to show them the real intent of the Law which is to be a good child of God and to merit salvation. As a priest, I usually follow a schedule so that I could effectively attend to the needs of my parishioners and to give myself time to prepare well in disposing those commitments. Once, I had a Mass at 6:00 p.m. in our parish. Half an hour before the time, I was already preparing myself. But just minutes before the Mass, my secretary called to say that a woman was in the office asking for a priest to give the Sacrament of Anointing to her dying mother. Immediately I told her I would go. I instructed my secretary to inform the people at Mass to wait because I would be attending to a dying person. I was hoping that they’d understand. But even if they did not, going to the dying person was the right decision. Although I was committed to the Mass, the soul of a sick person took priority. After the visit, I rushed back to the parish to preside at Mass. I was told that some left but many stayed and even prayed for the sick person. I was sad for those who left (unless they had important schedules too!) but I was happy for those who stayed and even prayed for the sick I visited. We always hear some lawyers and even non-lawyers cry out the Latin dictum, “Dura lex sed lex!” which means, “The law may be harsh but that is the law!” For Jesus, the law is the servant and men are its master. Of course, the ultimate Master is God for He created everything. But according to God’s purpose, the law must serve man. Man should not be enslaved by the law. Fr. Benny Tuazon Reflection Question: Have I tried to look into the spirit of the laws that I usually face in my daily life? God, our Master Ruler, help me to adhere more to the spirit of Your laws and apply the same to my neighbor. St. Joseph Canh, pray for us. | |
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