 | Daily Bible Reflections
for November 5, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
This Saturday, follow the Spirit of God leading you.
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| | | IN MY DEFENSE “You justify yourselves in the sight of others…” – Luke 16:15 Being a part-time student, I miss out on a lot of school interactions — both official and the ones organized by my classmates. This also means that I do not get to hang out often with classmates (other transferees but full-time students) whom I got close to. Many times I cannot relate with their discussion because I already missed out on most of them already. Once, we were asked to group ourselves and I had to join another group because the number of members per team was limited. Though it made me feel let down and overlooked, I had to convince my classmates (and myself) that I was OK. I even rationalized the situation by just thinking that I didn’t even expect to be part of the team from the start. My rationalization enabled me to participate in my assigned group and the feeling of being left out was gone by the time our task was done. In the process, I made new acquaintances. This is only one of those instances when, I must admit, I mask my true emotions just so everything seems OK. It may not seem the most honest thing to do, I think it is necessary to do that at times, so that we can move on and not remain disheartened. God knows our intentions and He can still make us emerge better persons in trying situations. Mae Ignacio (maemi04@aim.com)
REFLECTION: Do you have feelings that you keep from others? That is OK; lift them to God. He knows best how to make you feel better. Father, You know my deepest desires. I lift them all to You. | |
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| | COMPANION | | 1st READING In his final words to the Christians in Rome, Paul the Apostle sends his greetings to the people who worked with him in his missionary endeavors. We can see here that Paul was not a one-man band. He was happy to work in collaboration with lay people, married couples and other apostles. We can achieve far more if we work together than if we just try to do it all on our own. Romans 16:3-9, 16, 22-27 3 Brothers and sisters: Greet Prisca and Aquila, my co-workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I am grateful but also all the churches of the Gentiles; 5 greet also the church at their house. Greet my beloved Epaenetus, who was the firstfruits in Asia for Christ. 6 Greet Mary, who has worked hard for you. 7 Greet Andronicus and Junia, my relatives and my fellow prisoners; they are prominent among the apostles and they were in Christ before me. 8 Greet Ampliatus, my beloved in the Lord. 9 Greet Urbanus, our co-worker in Christ, and my beloved Stachys. 16 Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the churches of Christ greet you. 22 I, Tertius, the writer of this letter, greet you in the Lord. 23 Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, greets you. Erastus, the city treasurer, and our brother Quartus greet you. 24 25 Now to him who can strengthen you, according to my gospel and the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret for long ages 26 but now manifested through the prophetic writings and, according to the command of the eternal God, made known to all nations to bring about the obedience of faith, 27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ be glory forever and ever. Amen. P S A L M Psalms 145:2-3, 4-5, 10-11 R: I will praise your name forever, Lord. 2 Every day will I bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever. 3 Great is the LORD and highly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. (R) 4 Generation after generation praises your works and proclaims your might. 5 They speak of the splendor of your glorious majesty and tell of your wondrous works. (R) 10 Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. 11 Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. (R) G O S P E L Jesus does not see wealth and money as evil but as something that carry with it a great responsibility. In life, some are poor while others have more than what they need. How the rich use their possessions and resources will ultimately determine their eternal destinies. If God has blessed us with material things, let us use them to gain true and lasting riches in heaven. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich, so that by his poverty you might become rich. R: Alleluia, alleluia Luke 16:9-15 9 Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. 10 The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. 11 If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? 12 If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? 13 No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.” 14 The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him. 15 And he said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God.” my reflections think: If God has blessed us with material things, let us use them to gain true and lasting riches in heaven. 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 Matthew 9-12 | |
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| | SABBATH | | GENEROUS OF HEART When you think about it, everything we have is a gift from God. The life you live, the breath you breathe. The eyes you use to read this reflection. The house in which you live, the food you eat, the friends you enjoy and so on. All that we have is from the bountiful goodness of God. We own nothing, except our sin. That is the only thing not given by God to us. So are we good stewards? Jesus tells us in the Gospel that we are to be trustworthy, responsible and good stewards of all given to us. Nothing that we have is ours to keep. It is a loan from God. Everything returns to God for all belongs to Him. I once heard that the poor are never too poor that they cannot give; the rich are never too rich that they cannot receive. Mother Teresa of Calcutta mentions that we are to take what the Lord gives and give what the Lord takes. This is detachment. All too often, we become attached to many things, even money. Money is to be used rightfully, in ways that honor the Lord and help those in need. The trouble is that money takes a hold on people’s lives and in the end, it kills. What are the gifts that you possess? Do you possess them? Alternatively, do they possess you? Possession can breed selfishness. People can become stingy in their outlook in life. They are not willing to give and unwilling to make any sacrifice. On the other hand, many people are extremely generous. These are the good stewards. The selfless and detached person sees everything as given by God. They consider themselves unworthy to have such blessings. In their humility, they are more than willing to share. Let us be like the ones whom the Lord commends in the Gospel. If we have been faithful in small matters in our life, the Lord will entrust us with riches, the treasure of heaven, namely eternal life. What profit is it to gain the whole world yet loses one’s soul? Fr. Brian Steele, MGL Reflection Question: Are you trustworthy and faithful in what has been given to you? God of my heart, give me the grace of detachment. Dearest Lord, teach me to be generous. Amen. St. Elizabeth, pray for us. | |
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