Lordie, God's Message For You Today, March 3, 2010

Daily Bible Reflections for March 3, 2010 Dear Lordie, God will never leave you. This Wednesday is no different. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez 3 March Wednesday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   HOW FAR WOUL D YOU GO FOR LOVE?   “… like the Son of Man, who did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life to redeem many people.” – Matthew 20:28   My wife, Christine, is a very reserved person. But one day she went beyond herself to do something for me. Seven years ago, she knew that the PBA basketball jersey of my favorite player was part of my Christmas wish list. During that time, jerseys of local teams were not yet being sold commercially. But that didn’t stop her. Although she knew nobody from the company that sponsors the team, she called to ask for someone who could help her. She was eventually able to talk to the right person who happily granted her request for the jersey. She even received free tickets so we could watch their next game. That jersey is still one of the best gifts I’ve ever received for Christmas. It was special not because it belonged to my favourite player but because of the love my wife showed in getting it for me. Jesus was willing to suffer for us because He loves us. He offered His life for us. How can we love Him back?Alvin Fabella (alvinfabella@yahoo.com)   REFLECTION: “We cannot love and be limited.” (Alfred Adler)   Lord, thank You for loving me unconditionally. I pray for the opportunity to share this love to everyone I will meet today.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   Jeremiah finds himself in a difficult position. The nature of being a reformer, one who calls for conversion and a change of lifestyle, means that people will easily find evidence they can use against him when they appeal to their reactionary leadership. This will be true for all of us who follow the will of God. We will be brought into conflict with our sinful and promiscuous culture to the point that we will be persecuted. However, this must not daunt us; we must proceed to be living witnesses of the truth of the Gospel for all men and women.   Jeremiah 18:18-20 18 The people of Judah and the citizens of Jerusalem said, “Come, let us contrive a plot against Jeremiah. It will not mean the loss of instruction from the priests, nor of counsel from the wise, nor of messages from the prophets. And so, let us destroy him by his own tongue; let us carefully note his every word.” 19 Heed me, O LORD, and listen to what my adversaries say. 20 Must good be repaid with evil that they should dig a pit to take my life? Remember that I stood before you to speak in their behalf, to turn away your wrath from them.   P S A L M   Psalm 31:5-6, 14, 15-16 R: Save me, O Lord, in your kindness. 4 [5] You will free me from the snare they set for me, for you are my refuge. 5 [6] Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, O LORD, O faithful God. (R) 13 [14] I hear the whispers of the crowd, that frighten me from every side, as they consult together against me, plotting to take my life. (R) 14 [15] But my trust is in you, O LORD; I say, “You are my God.” 15 [16] In your hands is my destiny; rescue me from the clutches of my enemies and my persecutors. (R)   G O S P E L   Ambition to receive honor and glory will never prosper in the Kingdom of God because the latter is all about humility and service. All glory belongs to God as it is He alone who is worthy of praise. It is only by His grace that we are able to accomplish any good in the first place.   Matthew 20:17-28 17 As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside by themselves, and said to them on the way, 18 “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be handed over to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn him to death, 19 and hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and scourged and crucified, and he will be raised on the third day.” 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did him homage, wishing to ask him for something. 21 He said to her, “What do you wish?” She answered him, “Command that these two sons of mine sit, one at your right and the other at your left, in your kingdom.” 22 Jesus said in reply, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink?” They said to him, “We can.” 23 He replied, “My cup you will indeed drink, but to sit at my right and at my left, this is not mine to give but is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” 24 When the ten heard this, they became indignant at the two brothers. 25 But Jesus summoned them and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and the great ones make their authority over them felt. 26 But it shall not be so among you. Rather, whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; 27 whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. 28 Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.”   my reflections think: Ambition to receive honor and glory will never prosper in the Kingdom of God because the latter is all about humility and service.   _________________________________________________________ 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 Revelation 11-14     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   The Reason for Repetitions Our Gospel is known as “the third prophecy of Jesus’ Passion.” With this, we realize that the passion and death of Jesus did not come by accident, nor were the events simply a confluence of people’s actions and reactions to the radical teaching of the rabbi from Galilee. Rather, all events of the Passion were in accordance with the grand design of God. Furthermore, we realize that Jesus took the great effort of preparing the disciples for His final sojourn into Jerusalem. The disciples, however, lacked understanding and deep reflection to appreciate the important words of Jesus. It would take them time and the illumination of God’s Spirit before they could finally comprehend that the words of Jesus in today’s Gospel constitute the basic line of God’s plan for salvation. Then, they themselves will preach about Jesus’ passion, death and resurrection as the essential Good News, the kerygma. Such is human nature: As regards life’s lessons and faith’s demands, we are slow in comprehension, slower yet in interiorization, and slower still in application. Hence, we often repeat the same mistakes for some time. Hence, our human history often repeats itself. That’s why we need cycles of moments that lead us to spiritual retreat and reawakening. Our annual journey through Lent and Easter is one such cycle we have to be thankful for. The yearly invitation of these solemn seasons for us to re-enter the meditation about “sin,” “death,” “new life,” “God’s love” will hopefully lead us to a climbing, spiraling journey of perfection in charity. Maturation is always a product of learning through time. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP   Reflection Question: Think of one lesson about life, or one lesson about faith that took you time to understand, appreciate and apply. Spend some time in prayer thanking God for His grace and patience.   Father, increase my understanding of the things that You teach me. Enable me to live them out.   St. Sacer, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, March 2, 2010

Daily Bible Reflections for March 2, 2010 Dear Lordie, God has a great plan for your life?including this Tuesday. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez 2 March Tuesday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   Purified   “Come now, let us set things right,” says the Lord: “Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; Though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool.” – Isaiah 1:18   Gina and Ellen were best friends. But something really bad happened that cost their friendship. Ellen was so sad because she knew she was at fault but she was too proud then that she didn’t even apologize to Gina. Years later, they met again and reconciled. There was no mention of the past, no finding of faults. God, through the sacrament of reconciliation, cleanses us from all our unrighteousness. It doesn’t matter what happened in the past. God does not see our past mistakes and failures. He takes our sins and casts them away into the sea of forgetfulness and we become purified. Jane Gonzales (mjsg2468@yahoo.com)   REFLECTION: We cannot do anything that would make God stop loving us. The road to Him is never blocked. We just have to be humble enough to take His path.   Thank You, Lord, for Your unconditional love. If I should stray from Your path, guide me back into Your light. I ask this through Christ, our Savior. Amen.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   As a time of conversion, the Season of Lent offers us the opportunity to reflect upon our sinfulness. We do not dwell on the sin itself but reject it and allow the grace of God to transform and redeem us. This is a life-long process, one that ends only with our death. The promise contained within the text of today’s First Reading is one that God will be true to His commitment of transforming grace. The question is, “Will we be faithful and repent?”   Isaiah 1:10, 16-20 10 Hear the word of the LORD, princes of Sodom! Listen to the instruction of our God, people of Gomorrah! 16 Wash yourselves clean! Put away your misdeeds from before my eyes; cease doing evil; 17 learn to do good. Make justice your aim redress the wronged, hear the orphan’s plea, defend the widow. 18 Come now, let us set things right, says the LORD. Though your sins be like scarlet, they may become white as snow; though they be crimson red, they may become white as wool. 19 If you are willing, and obey, you shall eat the good things of the land; 20 but if you refuse and resist, the sword shall consume you for the mouth of the LORD has spoken!   P S A L M   Psalm 50:8-9, 16bc-17, 21, 23 R: To the upright I will show the saving power of God. 8 “Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you, for your burnt offerings are before me always. 9 I take from your house no bullock, no goats out of your fold.” (R) 16 “Why do you recite my statutes, and profess my covenant with your mouth, 17 though you hate discipline and cast my words behind you?” (R) 21 “When you do these things, shall I be deaf to it? Or do you think that I am like yourself? I will correct you by drawing them up before your eyes. 23 He that offers praise as a sacrifice glorifies me; and to him that goes the right way I will show the salvation of God.” (R)   G O S P E L   In His exhortations, Jesus was especially severe on the religious leaders. The main complaint He has against them is that they are more interested in being served than serving the people. This means that they fail as leaders. Let us never allow this to be true of us. As leaders, let us never ask anyone to do something that we are not willing to do ourselves. Let us lead by example and so maintain the integrity of our leadership.   Matthew 23:1-12 1 Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, 2 saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. 3 Therefore, do and observe all things whatsoever they tell you, but do not follow their example. For they preach but they do not practice. 4 They tie up heavy burdens hard to carry and lay them on people’s shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. 5 All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. 6 They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, 7 greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’ 8 As for you, do not be called ‘Rabbi.’ You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. 9 Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. 10 Do not be called ‘Master’; you have but one master, the Messiah. 11 The greatest among you must be your servant. 12 Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”   my reflections thank You Lord for: As leaders, let us never ask anyone to do something that we are not willing to do ourselves. Let us lead by example and so maintain the integrity of our leadership.   _________________________________________________________ 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 Revelation 7-10     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   The Problem with Objective Measures   Seminary rectors and novice masters/mistresses in earlier times used a rather crude and simple list in evaluating the capacity and the vocation of aspirants for priestly and religious life. With keen observation that goes with a lot of time dedicated for personal accompaniment of the aspirants, and with a lot of discerning prayers, rectors and novice masters/mistresses weigh the sincerity of motivation, the natural aptitude, the seriousness of resolve, the character, and the prayer life of young men and women who are drawn to the seminary and the convent. Now, the process has become a bit scientific. The aspirants are sent to various psycho-spiritual testing and guidance centers and there they are required to go through the usual mode of answering questionnaires that are purportedly 99.99% accurate tools to determine the authenticity of “religious and spiritual callings.” My concern is this: it is easy to just rely on the standard tests and measures with an attitude of cold detachment and indifference to the uniqueness and individuality of persons. This was Jesus’ issue against the scribes and Pharisees. He says: “They tie onto people’s back loads that are heavy and hard to carry, yet they aren’t willing even to lift a finger to help them carry those loads” (Matthew 23:4, TEV). Given the charge of looking after “pre-college” seminarians for two school-years, I always reflected: how would I have fared if the tests and measures applied to the aspirants were also applied to me during my seminary days? This line of reflection always tempered my expectations and evaluations of those under my charge.Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP   Reflection Question: What experiences help you cultivate a more compassionate and understanding posture towards people?   Lord, help me to see people with Your eyes of mercy and love.   St. Willeic, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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