 | Daily Bible Reflections
for September 26, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Be God?s blessing to the world this Monday!
Praying for you,
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| | Do it Anyway! “There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.” – Matthew 21:28-29 I had a fever, had no money, was under persecution and, worse, I was spiritually dry. Then the phone rang. A friend in need asked, “Pray for me, I’m sick and I have a job interview tomorrow.” Moved, I prayed for her. Another called up, “I need two million pesos this week! If I don’t pay my clients, they will sue me!” Left with no choice, I prayed for her. The third caller related how his co-leaders slandered him. He was also at the height of his spiritual dryness. Again, I prayed for him. I said, “God, are you joking? Each of them represents my immediate need. Lord, meet their needs… uh, and mine?” After two days they all called up again. One said she was healed and got the job. The next said that a relative from the US paid a big debt he owed him and a long lost client paid the remaining sum. The third related that he and his co-leaders reconciled and his spiritual dryness was over. All of them got their prayers answered, except me! What helped? An unselfish loving prayer. I later got my healing and graces, though — after a friend prayed over me! Obet Cabrillas (kpreacherobet@gmail.com) 25 REFLECTION: Were there times when you were tempted to delay a good deed? Lord, even when I hesitate to obey You, grant me the grace to eventually do what You want. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING God says that He is jealous for His people. That is, He will ultimately come to our aid and vindicate us even when we have been wrongly treated. Though at times it seems that evil prevails, it is an illusion and will only endure as long as God permits. Ultimately all that God has ordained will come about and nothing will prevent His purposes from being realized. Zechariah 8:1-8 1 This word of the LORD of hosts came: Thus says the LORD of hosts: 2 I am intensely jealous for Zion, stirred to jealous wrath for her. 3 Thus says the LORD: I will return to Zion, and I will dwell within Jerusalem; Jerusalem shall be called the faithful city, and the mountain of the LORD of hosts, the holy mountain. 4 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women, each with staff in hand because of old age, shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem. 5 The city shall be filled with boys and girls playing in her streets. 6 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Even if this should seem impossible in the eyes of the remnant of this people, shall it in those days be impossible in my eyes also, says the LORD of hosts? 7 Thus says the LORD of hosts: Lo, I will rescue my people from the land of the rising sun, and from the land of the setting sun. 8 I will bring them back to dwell within Jerusalem. They shall be my people, and I will be their God, with faithfulness and justice. P S A L M Psalms 102:16-18, 19-21, 29, 22-23 R: The Lord will build up Zion again, and appear in all his glory. 15 [16] The nations shall revere your name, O LORD, and all the kings of the earth your glory, 16 [17] when the LORD has rebuilt Zion and appeared in his glory; 17 [18] when he has regarded the prayer of the destitute, and not despised their prayer. (R) 18 [19] Let this be written for the generation to come, and let his future creatures praise the LORD: 19 [20] “The LORD looked down from his holy height, from heaven he beheld the earth, 20 [21] to hear the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die.” (R) 28 [29] The children of your servants shall abide, and their posterity shall continue in your presence. 21 [22] That the name of the LORD may be declared in Zion; and his praise, in Jerusalem, 22 [23] When the peoples gather together, and the kingdoms, to serve the LORD. (R) G O S P E L Imagining Jesus reigning over a worldwide Kingdom with Jerusalem as its capital, the disciples no doubt were all keen to have the highest places of honor and authority. Here they are arguing as to who is the greatest and therefore warrants the highest position. Jesus shows them the foolishness of their thinking by placing a small child in their midst and telling them that the one who is most like the child will be the greatest in the Kingdom of God. The values of the Kingdom overturn those of our world. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia The Son of Man came to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 9:46-50 46 An argument arose among the disciples about which of them was the greatest. 47 Jesus realized the intention of their hearts and took a child and placed it by his side 48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me receives the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.” 49 Then John said in reply, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in your name and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow in our company.” 50 Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him, for whoever is not against you is for you.” my reflections t h i n k: he values of the Kingdom overturn those of our world. 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 Ezekiel 13-16 13-16 | |
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| | SABBATH | INNOCENCE OF A CHILD As a new director of our parochial school, I go around during breaks to meet the children. I look forward to the discoveries and joys in every encounter. One school day, after their break, I saw a young boy near the canteen crying. I approached him and ask him why he was not in his class. He said that the classes were too long and they keep changing teachers! It turned out that he was a grade one student and was experiencing a period of adjustment from his preparatory school where classes were relatively short and there was only one teacher in charge. I brought the boy to the Guidance Counselor’s Office and they told me that it was a natural occurrence for grade one pupils. Oh, the innocence of a child! This lies at the heart of Jesus’ message in today’s Gospel. He used this to respond to the disciple’s reluctance in accepting somebody who does what they do. But the Lord answered that whoever is not against you is for you! The person is a child of God because he does good. He was not doing anything offensive to God. That was our situation when we were children. We might have done some mischief, naughtiness or mistakes but we were always candid and free. There was always the intention to achieve the best and do what is good. Our limitations and weakness sometimes bring us to failures and worse, ill actions. Nevertheless, before the eyes of God, we are still good. God wants us to be perfect because He is perfect. He expects us to strive to give our best. He encourages us to make use of everything He had bestowed on us. He does the rest! As creatures, we are wanting. But our dependence on Him and humility allow us to be completed and complimented by God. With this attitude, we can never go wrong. We will never be against God. Fr. Benny Tuazon Reflection Question: Trust in God’s goodness in you. Draw from the gifts He has given you and be a blessing to your world today. Lord, make me perfect like You —not in the sense of being free from failures or mistakes but in letting You fill in what I lack. Amen. St. Senator, pray for us. | |
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