 | Daily Bible Reflections
for December 10, 2011 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Be filled with God?s joy this Saturday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | BURN Till like a fire there appeared the prophet whose words were as a flaming furnace. – Sirach 48:1 Gerry is the most quiet person in the world. He doesn’t say much. But one time, when we were hanging out and the topic of music came up, he lit up like a flame and started talking about composition, piano playing, great musicians and the like. We couldn’t shut him up. He kept on going and going. It was obvious that this was his passion. They say the second greatest fear — next to fear of death — is fear of public speaking. While my standards for eloquence are high, I also believe that when a person speaks about something he’s passionate about, even if he’s not a good speaker, he can be captivating. When he’s an authority on what he talks about, he can be interesting. And for that moment, he is the best speaker in the world on that topic. I believe the passion God put in us is the unique gift we were meant to share. It’s the message we were meant to proclaim. And when we do, we are like a burning fire. George Tolentino Gabriel (george.svp@gmail.com) 10 REFLECTION: What is your passion? Have you shared it to others? Lord, let me always burn for Your glory. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING In the Book of Sirach as well as in the prophecy of Malachi, it is foretold that the prophet Elijah would return to prepare the people for the coming Messiah. This coming was fulfilled in the ministry of John the Baptist, the forerunner to Christ. Those who accepted John’s words were truly blessed as they were the ones who accepted the message of Christ and able to enter into eternal life through faith in Him. Sirach 48:1-4, 9-11 1 In those days, like a fire there appeared the prophet Elijah whose words were as a flaming furnace. 2 Their staff of bread he shattered, in his zeal he reduced them to straits; 3 by God’s word he shut up the heavens and three times brought down fire. 4 How awesome are you, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! Whose glory is equal to yours? 9 You were taken aloft in a whirlwind, in a chariot with fiery horses. 10 You are destined, it is written, in time to come to put an end to wrath before the day of the LORD, to turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons, and to re-establish the tribes of Jacob. 11 Blessed is he who shall have seen you and who falls asleep in your friendship. P S A L M Psalms 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 R: Lord, make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved. 2 O shepherd of Israel, hearken, From your throne upon the cherubim, shine forth 3 Rouse your powers. (R) 15 Once again, O LORD of hosts, look down from heaven, and see; take care of this vine, 16 and protect what your right hand has planted the son of man whom you yourself made strong. (R) 18 May your help be with the man of your right hand, with the son of man whom you yourself made strong. 19 Then we will no more withdraw from you; give us new life, and we will call upon your name. (R) G O S P E L The disciples are aware of the Old Testament promise that Elijah had to come before the coming of the Messiah, and they ask Jesus about this. Jesus tells them that this promise was fulfilled in the ministry of John the Baptist. But the people did not recognize that this was the case. No doubt they were expecting a prophet different from John. May we, too, not miss what God is doing because it does not fit in with our preconceived ideas of what should happen. ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths: All flesh shall see the salvation of God. R: Alleluia, alleluia Matthew 17:9, 10-13 9 As they were coming down from the mountain, 10 the disciples asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11 He said in reply, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things; 12 but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. my reflections t h i n k : May we not miss what God is doing because it does not fit in with our preconceived ideas of what should happen. 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 Philippians 1-4 | |
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| | SABBATH | An Ode to the Aged Let me share with you some lines from a forwarded email entitled “You Know You’re Getting Old When…” · Your friends compliment you on your new alligator shoes and you’re barefoot. · You’re suffering from Mallzheimer’s disease. You go to the mall and forget where you parked your car. · When you find yourself in the middle of the stairs and you can’t remember whether you’re going up or down. · Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them either. In today’s first reading, Sirach remembers the old figures of the former covenant, particularly Elijah. Elijah is considered to be one of the greatest prophets of old. It was said that every pious Jewish family still reserves a seat in the dinner table in case Elijah suddenly comes back. This sentiment is echoed in today’s Gospel when the disciples question Jesus as to why the people seem to equate Him with the coming of Elijah. But what I find heart-warming is the deep affection and reverence with which Sirach remembers his ancestor Elijah. The whole reading is virtually an ode of tribute to the place Elijah occupies in the hearts and collective consciousness of the Jewish people. Do we look at the senior members of our family, community or Church with the same reverence? Admit it, most of the times, we relate to them simply with a respectful silence that is actually a masked indifference. The late Archbishop Fulton Sheen calls it “the chronological arrogance of the present times.” This is an attitude which considers everything and everyone that is old as old-fashioned, useless and irrelevant, and conversely, everything new, modern and chic as significant. But think of the wealth of knowledge that the old has and still can contribute. An old Chinese proverb reminds us aptly, “If you want to know what lies ahead up the road, ask those who are already on their way back.” Fr. Joel O. Jason Reflection Question: In what ways do I manifest in my attitude the “chronological arrogance” of the young? Lord Jesus, it was the old man Simeon with Anna that recognized You even as a baby in the temple. Help me see the treasures in the Simeons and Annas in our midst. Amen. Blessed Julia Merida, pray for us. | |
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