 | Daily Bible Reflections
for October 15, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Saturday, let God give you rest in His Spirit.
Praying for you,
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| | Memorial of St. Teresa of Avila the impossible expert He believed, hoping against hope... – Romans 4:18 Do you know how it feels to hope against hope? I do. I got married at the nearly impossible age of 38. Those who married early or who had many suitors to choose from will never know how a single, aging woman with no prospects feels everytime her birthday rolls by. Instead of hearing a joyful birthday song, I’d hear a deafening alarm bell warning me that my body clock was fast running out of time. Instead of donning a red dress to party with friends, I’d put on the blues and sulk that I had no “special someone” to celebrate with. It was depressing, especially coming from a breakup that dashed my hopes of wedding bells to come. That’s why I feel for single ladies praying for their one true love. And that’s why I pray specially for my single friends who are going through what I went through when I was single. And that’s why I have my book, Confessions of an Impatient Bride. Because I’ve felt the hopelessness, even as I prayed unceasingly. And even though it seemed impossible, it happened. Because our God specializes in the impossible. Rissa Singson-Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com) 15 REFLECTION: “God specializes in ‘impossible’ things that are too good to be true.” (Carroll E. Simcox) In faith, I hold on to Your promises, my Lord. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING Abraham is called the father of faith. He believed God’s promise to him that he would have a son even after his wife Sarah had gone through menopause. By his simple and utter trust in the promises of God, Abraham was made righteous. St. Paul uses this as an example to illustrate the kind of faith that makes us right before God — not on the basis of our own works alone, but by the mercy and grace of God. Romans 4:13, 16-18 13 Brothers and sisters: It was not through the law that the promise was made to Abraham and his descendants that he would inherit the world, but through the righteousness that comes from faith. 16 For this reason, it depends on faith, so that it may be a gift, and the promise may be guaranteed to all his descendants, not to those who only adhere to the law but to those who follow the faith of Abraham, who is the father of all of us, 17 as it is written, “I have made you father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not exist. 18 He believed, hoping against hope, that he would become “the father of many nations,” according to what was said, “Thus shall your descendants be.” P S A L M Psalms 105:6-7, 8-9, 42-43 R: The Lord remembers his covenant forever. 6 You descendants of Abraham, his servants, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He, the LORD, is our God; throughout the earth his judgments prevail. (R) 8 He remembers forever his covenant which he made binding for a thousand generations — 9 which he entered into with Abraham and by his oath to Isaac. (R) 42 For he remembered his holy word to his servant Abraham. 43 And he led forth his people with joy; with shouts of joy, his chosen ones. (R) G O S P E L Jesus often warned about the danger of hypocrisy, that is, of putting on an external appearance of goodness while not being sincere. Especially if we are in a place of leadership or authority, the danger of being hypocritical is much greater. We want people to think highly of us and may be tempted to this deception. That is why it is important to have a confessor to whom we reveal the inner sins of our hearts and bring them into the light to be healed and forgiven. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia The Spirit of truth will testify to me, says the Lord, and you also will testify. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 12:8-12 8 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before others the Son of Man will acknowledge before the angels of God. 9 But whoever denies me before others will be denied before the angels of God. 10 Everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. 11 When they take you before synagogues and before rulers and authorities, do not worry about how or what your defense will be or about what you are to say. 12 For the holy Spirit will teach you at that moment what you should say.” my reflections t h i n k : It is important to have a confessor to whom we reveal the inner sins of our hearts and bring them into the light to be healed and forgiven. 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 Amos 4-6 | |
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| | SABBATH | the sin against the Holy Spirit When I discussed in a seminar the Letter to the Hebrews, we came to a passage where the author of the letter wrote about a sin that seemingly would and could not be forgiven anymore. The discussion led us to the “sin against the Holy Spirit” that will not be forgiven, as we hear Jesus saying in today’s Gospel passage. What kind of sin is this? When Jesus spoke to the Jews, they did not yet know anything about the third person of the Blessed Trinity, the Holy Spirit. When they heard “Holy Spirit,” they thought of God’s Spirit which reveals God’s truth, and it was through God’s Spirit that one could recognize this truth. This needs a certain openness to God’s revelation. One has to stay attuned to God’s teachings. Or to use a modern term: one has to have a spiritual antenna and it has to be turned into the direction where the radio waves are coming from. If one does not care, he either takes down the antenna or does not turn it in the right direction. And that, for the Jews, was a refusal to listen to God, cutting one’s self off from where revelation and divine guidance come. This is what Jesus calls “sin against the Holy Spirit.” The Pharisees saw Jesus working miracles, driving out evil spirits — obviously acts of God. And still they accused Him of doing so by the power of the prince of devils. Nothing and nobody could make them accept Jesus as being sent by God. God continues to speak to us, especially through Scriptures. He also speaks to us through the teachings of the Church, through experiences in life, through good people around us. It depends on us to listen and accept what we hear as coming from God or to reject it because it does not fit in our lifestyle. That would be a “ sin against the Holy Spirit,” a sin that, as Jesus said, will not be forgiven. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Which teachings of Christ and of the Church have I difficulties in accepting and following? Lord, sometimes Your words are hard and difficult to accept. Sometimes the Church seems to be so strict. Then I tend to close myself. Thank You for reminding me today that I am about to commit that horrible sin. With Your help, may I never really commit it. Blessed Victoria Strata, pray for us. | |
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