 | Daily Bible Reflections
for October 28, 2011 |
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| | | Feast of Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
MY SWEET YES “When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated to be apostles...” – Luke 6:13 It was 1989, and I had joined a Youth Life in the Spirit Seminar. I was a shy and awkward 14-year-old. I must admit, I felt a little left out in the crowd of bustling teenagers. Looking back, I didn’t have great social skills then, and I thought I was just too quiet and plain to be interesting to anyone. But I was wrong. Someone was interested in me. Although I wasn’t the smartest, prettiest or most talented person in the bunch, He showed me that He liked me and that I didn’t have to do anything to impress Him. With Him, I was confident and I wasn’t afraid to be myself. He made me feel important and loved. All He wanted from me was to trust Him and to say I was His… to give Him my sweet “yes.” Saying “Yes” to Jesus is the best thing I’ve ever done. Since then, I’ve taken on a variety of spiritual leadership roles in the different circles I move in. He’s used me to teach, to share, and even to sing and dance for Him. Did this shy and awkward teenager see that coming? No. But He knew about all that, the moment I said “yes.”Geraldine G. Catral (teachergeegee@yahoo.com) REFLECTION: There is no criterion to being His disciple except that we be ready and willing to be used. Lord, use me in ways I cannot imagine. I am here. I am ready. I am yours. I say yes. | |
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| | COMPANION | | 1st READING St. Paul says that we are members of the household of God. That is a wonderful truth — that God is truly our Father and we are His beloved children. Through the gift of the Spirit, we are now the adopted children of God and co-heirs with Christ, His Son, of the eternal Kingdom. Let us live today in joy and love as children of the Heavenly Father. Ephesians 2:19-22 19 Brothers and sisters: You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but you are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God, 20 built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the capstone. 21 Through him the whole structure is held together and grows into a temple sacred in the Lord; 22 in him you also are being built together into a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. P S A L M Psalms 19:2-3, 4-5 R: Their message goes out through all the earth. 1 [2] The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. 2 [3] Day pours out the word to day, and night to night imparts knowledge. (R) 3 [4] Not a word nor a discourse whose voice is not heard; 4 [5] through all the earth their voice resounds, and to the ends of the world, their message. (R) G O S P E L We do not know very much about the lives of Simon and Jude or their ministries as Apostles. What we do know is that Jude is the saint we pray to for hopeless cases and that, through his intercession, God will act in some wonderful ways. Let us therefore never give up hope for anyone we may be praying for, but persevere and entrust them into the intercession of this special saint. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia We praise you, O God, we acclaim you as Lord; the glorious company of Apostles praise you. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 6:12-16 12 Jesus went up to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God. 13 When day came, he called his disciples to himself, and from them he chose Twelve, whom he also named Apostles: 14 Simon, whom he named Peter, and his brother Andrew, James, John, Philip, Bartholomew, 15 Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon who was called a Zealot, 16 and Judas the son of James, and Judas Iscariot, who became a traitor. my reflections t h i n k : Let us live today in joy and love as children of the Heavenly Father. 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 Malachi 1-3
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| | SABBATH | | Saints Simon and Jude Simon and Jude are the two most obscure Apostles. We don’t know anything about their background, only legends about their mission and how they gave their lives for Christ. To distinguish Simon from Peter, he was called the “Zealot,” and to distinguish Jude (Judas) from Judas Iscariot, he got the nickname “Thaddaeus,” the “courageous.” Simon “the Zealot.” Does it mean that he joined the patriotic terrorist group of Zealots who fought against the Roman occupation? Or does it mean that he was very zealous for God? We don’t know. Jude is mentioned only once in the Gospel. During the Last Supper he interrupts Jesus’ discourse, asking him, “Lord, why do You intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” Behind these words I detect a great humility and concern for those who were not able to be with Jesus. This question might be one of the reasons that he is venerated as the ”patron saint of hopeless cases.” Another reason might be that many thought the Letter of Jude was written by him. We read that the faithful should persevere even in an environment of harsh and difficult circumstances — in desperate and hopeless cases. What have these two not well known Apostles to tell us today? Simon the Zealot can inspire us to live more involved lives as Christians. Jesus needs zealous disciples today to counteract widespread secularism in the world. A more zealous (not aggressive or intolerant) attitude is desired to guarantee that our faith will be carried onto the next generation. And St. Jude? In the eyes of God, we don’t have to be a genius, a beauty, an artist, a great leader or a pioneer. We only have to be solid, firm, concerned for people in need, and spread love around. These will not make headlines but that is sometimes more heroic than breaking an Olympic record. Burning zeal for the cause of Christ, that’s what Simon and Jude teach us. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD Reflection Question: Do I desire to be known in the world around me or am I, like Simon and Jude, content to do quietly what God wants me to do? Lord, thank You for these two obscure Apostles. They make me aware that I don’t have to be well-known in the world. What counts is that I love You, follow You and bear witness to You. St. Godwin, pray for us. | |
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