 | Daily Bible Reflections
for September 16, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
May you be guided by His directions this Friday!
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | badminton bonding What did we bring into the world? Nothing! What can we take out of the world? Nothing! – 1 Timothy 6:7 My father was a very busy man when we were growing up. He was the president of his company at that time. He was a great provider but I felt he had so little time to spare for me and my three brothers. But now our roles have been reversed. I now have my own family. My two other siblings have their own families, too. The work schedule of our youngest sibling is erratic. Our father has time to spare but all of us are busy with our respective work and families. This was the case until we all got hooked on badminton. We forget our busyness whenever anybody in the family sets a game. Every game is bonding time for us. My wife and sisters-in-law also join us in the sport. We enjoy the wins, the losses, the smashes and drop shots. But what I love most are the conversations we have during such occasions. 16 REFLECTION: How do you value your relationships? Lord, we ask that You bless our relationships with our family and friends. May we prioritize and strengthen these relationships over other things. Amen. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Many people allow themselves to enter into rivalries and arguments with others, including lawsuits that ultimately are futile and only fill them with turmoil and anger. This is not what God wants for His children. The endless pursuit of money and possessions will not bring peace and joy to our hearts. Rather, Paul tells us to be content with what we have and pursue holiness, which has an eternal reward. 1 Timothy 6:2-12 2 Beloved: Teach and urge these things. 3 Whoever teaches something different and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the religious teaching 4 is conceited, understanding nothing, and has a morbid disposition for arguments and verbal disputes. From these come envy, rivalry, insults, evil suspicions, 5 and mutual friction among people with corrupted minds, who are deprived of the truth, supposing religion to be a means of gain. 6 Indeed, religion with contentment is a great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, just as we shall not be able to take anything out of it. 8 If we have food and clothing, we shall be content with that. 9 Those who want to be rich are falling into temptation and into a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge them into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is the root of all evils, and some people in their desire for it have strayed from the faith and have pierced themselves with many pains. 11 But you, man of God, avoid all this. Instead, pursue righteousness, devotion, faith, love, patience, and gentleness. 12 Compete well for the faith. Lay hold of eternal life, to which you were called when you made the noble confession in the presence of many witnesses. P S A L M Psalms 49:6-7, 8-10, 17-18, 19-20 R: Blessed the poor in spirit; the Kingdom of heaven is theirs! 5 [6] Why should I fear in evil days when my wicked ensnarers ring me round? 6 [7] They trust in their wealth; the abundance of their riches is their boast. (R) 7 [8] Yet in no way can a man redeem himself, or pay his own ransom to God; 8 [9] too high is the price to redeem one’s life; he would never have enough 9 [10] to remain alive always and not see destruction. (R) 16 [17] Fear not when a man grows rich, when the wealth of his house becomes great, 17 [18] for when he dies, he shall take none of it; his wealth shall not follow him down. (R) 18 [19] Though in his lifetime he counted himself blessed, “They will praise you for doing well for yourself,” 19 [20] he shall join the circle of his forebears who shall never more see light. (R) G O S P E L While Jesus chose 12 disciples to be His closest associates, many other people also followed Him and were part of His apostolic band. These included a number of women who provided for Jesus and His Apostles out of their own resources. Hence, we see that each of us can have a part in promoting the work of God. It is up to God what our role is. What matters is that we be obedient and faithful to what the Lord asks us to do. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 8:1-3 1 Jesus journeyed from one town and village to another, preaching and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. Accompanying him were the Twelve 2 and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary, called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, 3 Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their resources. my reflections t hink: What matters is that we be obedient and faithful to what the Lord asks us to do. 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 Jeremiah 39-42 | |
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| | SABBATH | BREAKING THE BARRIERS When I met the new recruits for the Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, I was not surprised to find that they came from different sectors of the community. The invitation that was sent out was for able-bodied Catholic men aged 39 years and above to consider serving God in His church as Eucharistic ministers or what we used to call lay ministers. So all kinds of men came: a doctor, two lawyers, a former public official, three tricycle drivers, a family driver, and ordinary men with bluecollar jobs. It was amazing to see these people with different backgrounds exhibiting so much ease in dealing with one another and with nothing but willingness to serve Christ and His Church. That was one miracle brought about by Jesus Christ. Today’s Gospel speaks of a woman with a dark background — someone who was healed of evil spirits and diseases. Who would have thought that she would be found in the company of a lady of the court? Mary of Magdala and Joanna, the wife of Chuza, were from different ends of the social spectrum, yet they were there, with Christ, serving Him and attending to His needs out of their own resources. “It is one of the supreme achievements of Jesus that He can enable the most diverse people to live together without in the least losing their own personalities or qualities” (W. Barclay). This is really a great miracle that all Christians should recognize. This in itself is a feat that we all should be pleased about. But in the EMHC experience I mentioned above, there was a plus. During the comissioning of the recruits, it was heartwarming to see the driver dispensing communion to the wholefamily he was working for. It was as if the driver would bring his “bosses” to their earthly destination during weekdays and then bring them closer to their heavenly destination, their real Boss, on Sundays. The barriers that we put between us and others have already been broken down by Christ. How come some of us still try to reconstruct them? God has made us one, and one we should always be. Fr. Sandy V. Enhaynes Reflection Question: How ready are you to rub elbows with those not from your own class? Lord Jesus, take away from my heart any trace of discrimination. Help me to truly embrace everyone as my brother/sister in You. Amen. St. Eugenia, pray for us. | |
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