 | Daily Bible Reflections
for January 24, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
Reflect God?s love to every person you meet this Tuesday.
Praying for you,
Bo Sanchez
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| | GIFT OF DANCE Then David, girt with a linen apron, came dancing before the Lord with abandon… – 2 Samuel 6:14 I’m a frustrated dancer. I took ballet and jazz lessons in grade school, but really, I wish I stuck to swimming. To this day, I remain a good dance… watcher. Which is why I consider a gift I had received during my 40th birthday last year most special. I belong to a caring group of preachers’ wives. We sisters come together three times a month to share, support and enrich one another. During birthdays, anniversaries and special occasions, we try to surprise one another. One time, it was a spa party. Another time, we created an enchanted re-enactment of Cinderella. There was a concert tribute to the Megastar, an all-red party. On my 40th birthday, these loving sisters surprised me with an 80s dance medley. It was well-choreographed like a number from those variety shows on TV. It was the highlight of the night, bringing people to their feet. I sat there and took it in. Seven heart-pounding minutes. I realized I was not given the gift of dance, but I received a dance as a gift. REFLECTION: Have you ever received a gift you can’t forget? Thank God for it now. Thank You, Lord, for friends. St. Francis de Sales, bishop and doctor of the Church, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1st READING David is not ashamed to sing and dance before the presence of God in the Ark of the Covenant. His joy is something we do well to reflect upon as it indicates the joy we should have in our hearts at the gift of salvation offered to us through the cross and resurrection of Jesus. Where is the joy in our hearts and lives at this moment? If it is not there we need to ask ourselves where it is, and then go and get it! 2 Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19 12 David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the City of David amid festivities. 13 As soon as the bearers of the ark of the Lord had advanced six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling. 14 Then David, girt with a linen apron, came dancing before the Lord with abandon, 15 as he and all the Israelites were bringing up the ark of the Lord with shouts of joy and to the sound of the horn. 17 The ark of the Lord was brought in and set in its place within the tent David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 When he finished making these offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts. 19 He then distributed among all the people, to each man and each woman in the entire multitude of Israel, a loaf of bread, a cut of roast meat, and a raisin cake. With this, all the people left for their homes. P S A L M Psalm 24:7, 8, 9, 10 R: Who is this king of glory? It is the Lord! 7 Lift up, O gates, your lintels; reach up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may come in! (R) 8 Who is this king of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle. (R) 9 Lift up, O gates, your lintels; reach up, you ancient portals, that the king of glory may come in! (R) 10 Who is this king of glory? The Lord of hosts; he is the king of glory. GOSPEL This is an important truth – it is those who hear the Word of God and obey it that please God. Today is the Feast of St. Francis de Sales, a great apologist and evangelist for the Church at around the time of the Reformation, whose life reflected this truth in a wonderful way. He spent much time sitting and talking with the influential people of his time, convincing them to remain faithful to the Church. He wrote much about the love of God and inspired many through his life of love and service. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom. Mark 3:31-35 31 The mother of Jesus and his brothers arrived at the house. Standing outside they sent word to Jesus and called him. 32 A crowd seated around him told him, “Your mother and your brothers and your sisters are outside asking for you.” 33 But he said to them in reply, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 And looking around at those seated in the circle he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 35 For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” ADING 2nd READING BLESSING LIST think: Those who hear the Word of God and obey it please God. T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________ God’s special verse/thought for me today________________ _________________________________________________________ READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR John 7-9 | |
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| | SABBATH | DOING THE WILL OF MY FATHER Today is the Feast day of St. Francis de Sales. He lived through a very turbulent era of the Church’s history, namely the Reformation years, and contributed greatly to the Church’s response to the Protestant challenge as the Bishop of Geneva, Switzerland. Francis was a man at home with the rich and powerful as well as the poor. His great contribution to the heritage of Christian spirituality is his masterpiece, The Introduction to the Devout Life. For Francis, everything came back to the love of God and our choice to love Him in return. The wisdom of his many writings still inspire us today and we owe a lot to his example and commitment. It is imperative that we discover the truths of God’s love for us as Francis did. Maybe we will not understand it in the same way as he did, but I am sure that the basic truths are still the same. This is why the writings of the saints, like those of the literary masters of any language, have a timeless quality to them. It is important for our spiritual health that we seek to do some spiritual reading on a regular basis. In this way we can imbibe the wisdom and learning of centuries of spiritual experience without having to go through the process of learning it all over again. Jesus teaches one of the basic truths in today’s Gospel when He tells us that it is those who do the will of His Father in heaven who are His mother, brother and sister. For Jesus, obedience to the will of God is far more important than bloodlines or what has happened in the past. Whatever our history may be, it is what we make of our lives from now on that really matters to God. If only we could develop the habit that would keep our lives in this perspective. The saints practice acknowledging the presence of God throughout their lives. Their minds and hearts remain captive to both His love and His will. This is one of the keys to sanctity. Let us pray for the grace to learn this discipline. Fr. Steve Tynan, MGL REFLECTION QUESTIONS: How focused are you in your life? Do you have a set of goals that you want to achieve? Or do you simply float along like a leaf falling from a tree? Holy Spirit, help me to get the right focus in my life and to keep it. Let me always know and do Your will with joy so that I will remain always in Your love. | |
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