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for April 15, 2012 |
|  Dear Lordie,
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| | remove the clog! And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. – Acts 4:33-34 I turned on the tap and, to my dismay, all I got was the sound of silence. No gushing water, no dripping, not even a hopeful hiss of air to signify that something was coming. I called the village association to ask if there was a water problem. None, they said. In the afternoon, our neighbors hosed their gardens while I struggled to wash my hands with the trickle from the faucet. We suffered for a few days with intermittent water supply until we discovered the problem. Dirt had clogged up our filter at the main pipe that brought water into the house. It just took the plumber a few minutes to clean out the sediment and water gushed once again. The same thing happens in our spiritual life. Grace is available in abundance and yet it doesn’t seem to make its way into our lives. We watch, sometimes with envy, as others experience God’s favor, while our prayers seem to fall on heaven’s deaf ears. The blessings are out there but something is blocking it from flowing into our lives. Is it sin? Complacency? A wrong mindset? Whatever it is, get the dirt out — whether through Confession, action or a change of mindset — so that blessings can gush in. Rissa Singson-Kawpeng (justbreatherissa@gmail.com) REFLECTION: “For it was I, the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it with good things.” (Psalm 81;10) Lord, remove the obstacles that keep Your blessings from flowing into my life. Blessed Caesar de Bus, pray for us. | |
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| | COMPANION | 1ST READING Conversion is a difficult concept to explain. It has to be experienced to be understood. In the reading today, we hear a part of the response people made when they experienced conversion to Jesus — they shared all they had with others in the community. How generous are you in sharing your belongings and wealth with others? Acts 4:32-35 32 The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. 33 With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all. 34 There was no needy person among them, for those who owned property or houses would sell them, bring the proceeds of the sale, 35 and put them at the feet of the apostles, and they were distributed to each according to need. P S A L M Psalm 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 R: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, his love is everlasting. 2 Let the house of Israel say, “His mercy endures forever.” 3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His mercy endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the Lord say, “His mercy endures forever.” (R) 13 I was hard pressed and was falling, but the Lord helped me. 14 My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior. 15 The joyful shout of victory in the tents of the just: (R) 22 The stone which the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. 23 By the Lord has this been done; it is wonderful in our eyes. 24 This is the day the Lord has made; let us be glad and rejoice in it. (R) 2ND READING Love was, is and always will be a measure of the strength of a community. Love is primarily a decision that we make and not an emotion we feel. The feeling can help us to make the decision but it is not necessary. This reading reminds us that the power we need to make the decision to love others as Jesus has loved us comes from God through faith. Let us ask God to strengthen and increase our capacity to love by deepening our own experience of His love. 1 John 5:1-6 1 Beloved: Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is begotten by God, and everyone who loves the father loves also the one begotten by him. 2 In this way we know that we love the children of God when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For the love of God is this, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, 4 for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world. And the victory that conquers the world is our faith. 5 Who indeed is the victor over the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is the one who came through water and blood, Jesus Christ, not by water alone, but by water and blood. The Spirit is the one that testifies, and the Spirit is truth. GOSPEL Today, we reflect upon the encounter of Jesus with Thomas. Thomas was not with the other Apostles when Jesus first appears to them; maybe he had offered to go and get food for the next meal? Anyway, he is there when Jesus appears a second time and Jesus confronts Thomas with his doubts. Thomas then expresses belief through a statement of faith that indicates that his doubts have been dismissed. When doubts come in our lives, let us ask Thomas to intercede that our faith will be strengthened through the experience. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION You believe in me, Thomas, because you have seen me, says the Lord; blessed are those who have not seen me, but still believe! John 20:19-31 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were locked, where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” 20 When he had said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” 24 Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But he said to them, “Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” 26 Now a week later his disciples were again inside and Thomas was with them. Jesus came, although the doors were locked, and stood in their midst and said, “Peace be with you.” 27 Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands, and bring your hand and put it into my side, and do not be unbelieving, but believe.” 28 Thomas answered and said to him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Have you come to believe because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.” 30 Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples that are not written in this book. 31 But these are written that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that through this belief you may have life in his name. 1st READING 2nd READING GOSPEL PSALM TODAY’S think: How generous are you in sharing your belongings and wealth with others? God’s special verse/thought for me today BLESSING LIST 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 Leviticus 13-15 SABBATH PAUSE My weekly time with God THANK YOU LIST Things to be grateful for from the past week ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL NEEDS Things to ask God for in the coming week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ HIDDEN TREASURE Most important word God told me this week ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ GOSPEL PSALM TODAY’S BLESSING LIST 2nd READING PSALM TODAY’S BLESSING LIST | |
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| | SABBATH | BEING IN COMMUNITY The second Sunday of Easter always has as its main character Thomas, who was made famous, or infamous, by his refusal to believe: “Unless I see the scars of the nails in his hands and put my finger in those scars and my hand in his side” (John 20:25). But Thomas was more than just a doubting Apostle. The synoptic Gospels may be scant in their accounts of Thomas’ exploits, but John was more generous in giving Thomas coverage in his account of the life of Jesus and His disciples. In John 11, Jesus learned of the death of His close friend Lazarus who was in Bethany. The disciples knew that Bethany was a dangerous place for Jesus. Some hostile men have already attempted to stone Him there. When Jesus insisted that they go to His friend Lazarus, Thomas bravely said, “Let us all go along with the Teacher, so that we may die with him” (John 11:16). This is a clear indication of the kind of stuff that Thomas was made of. He was a man who was loyal to his master and would go to great lengths to show his faith and fidelity to Him. In John 14, the simplicity of Thomas’ faith and his honesty in inquiring, “Lord, we do not know where you are going, how can we know the way?” (John 16:5) paved the way to one of the more important self pronouncements of Jesus, “I am the way, the truth and the Life” (John14:6). But it’s in the third time that John mentions him that Thomas is forever dubbed as the Doubter (cf. John 20:19-31). It is a scene that we should all be familiar with, lest we fall into the same malady. Thomas was not in the Upper Room, the place where the rest of the disciples were as they mourned the loss of their beloved Master, but Thomas chose to dwell on his sorrow alone. And because he was away, he failed to see what the rest of them saw. This is a great teaching about the importance of Christian fellowship. Christ is present in His mystical body, His church, and its members will do well in experiencing and seeing Jesus as they live within its communion. Fr. Sandy V. Enhaynes REFLECTION QUESTION: Do you belong to a community? If not, what’s keeping you from joining one? Lord Jesus, lead me to the right community for me. | |
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