Lordie, God's Message For You Today, September 4, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for September 4, 2011 Dear Lordie, Thank God for your loved ones this Sunday. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   4 September Sunday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   SOUND THE ALARM   “If I announce that an evil person is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, then he will die, still a sinner, and I will hold you responsible for his death.” – Ezekiel: 33:8   I remember when the tragedy of the World Trade Center attack happened 10 years ago. The fire alarm set off but some of the workers stayed where they were until it was too late to leave. I realized how important it was to pay close attention when an alarm is sounded and to act promptly. When I was younger, my mom sternly admonished me when she found out I was in a bad relationship. It was painful to hear the truth and I struggled with it. But looking back now, I am truly grateful that she cared a lot for me to let me know that what I was doing was wrong. Today, I am happy and whole. I shudder to think how things would have turned out if I remained stubborn to her wise warning. How blessed are we if we have a loved one or a good friend who alerts us when we are entering a dangerous area and is honest with us when we sin. They are God’s angels who keep us safe from harm’s way. How more blessed if we become that loving friend.Marjorie Duterte (marjorie.travels@gmail.com) 4 REFLECTION: Who needs to hear the truth? Pray for him. Schedule a one-to-one.   Father, help me to become my brother’s keeper. Make me brave to say Your truth gently but firmly that I may bring him back to You and that he may live. Amen.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   It is not an easy task to be a prophet as you often have to tell people things that may offend them. Yet a true prophet is one who speaks what God commands him without trying to gain the people’s favor. God tells Ezekiel that he must warn the people of their wicked ways so that they may be enlightened and find the way to true life. If a prophet fails to warn the people, then God will hold him responsible for the other person’s life.   Ezekiel 33:7-9 7 Thus says the LORD: You, son of man, I have appointed watchman for the house of Israel; when you hear me say anything, you shall warn them for me. 8 If I tell the wicked man that he shall surely die, and you do not speak out to dissuade the wicked man from his way, the wicked man shall die for his guilt, but I will hold you responsible for his death. 9 But if you warn the wicked man, trying to turn him from his way, and he refuses to turn from his way, he shall die for his guilt, but you shall save yourself.   P S A L M   Psalms 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9 R: If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 1 Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD; let us acclaim the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us joyfully sing psalm to him. (R) 6 Come, let us bow down in worship; let us kneel before the LORD who made us. 7 For he is our God, and we are the people he shepherds, the flock he guides. (R) Oh, that today you would hear his voice: 8 “Harden not your hearts as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the desert, 9 where your fathers tempted me; they tested me though they had seen my works.” (R)   2nd READING   St. Therese of Lisieux had a passion to be a martyr, a priest, a missionary, a confessor and a doctor of the Church, yet she was locked up in a little convent in Lisieux, unknown and unimportant. When she read St. Paul’s writings in First Corinthians, she discovered how she could fulfill her dreams. She would make it her vocation to love. As St. Paul says, love is the completion of all the law and is the sure way to perfection. Let us today imitate the Little Flower and seek to love those nearest to us.   Romans 13:8-10 8 Brothers and sisters: Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; you shall not kill; you shall not steal; you shall not covet,” and whatever other commandment there may be, are summed up in this saying, namely “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no evil to the neighbor; hence, love is the fulfillment of the law.   G O S P E L   In this Gospel passage, Jesus gives us a wonderful promise. If two of us agree on anything that we ask, God our Father will grant it to us. How awesome is that! Ask Jesus to give you a prayer partner and be committed to pray for his needs as he prays for yours. This way, great graces can be obtained and much progress made in our Christian walk.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Matthew 18:15-20 15 Jesus said to his disciples: “If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother. 16 If he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, so that ‘every fact may be established on the testimony of two or three witnesses.’ 17 If he refuses to listen to them, tell the church. If he refuses to listen even to the church, then treat him as you would a Gentile or a tax collector. 18 Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound  in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again, amen, I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything for which they are to pray, it shall be granted to them by my heavenly Father. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”   my reflections t h i n k : Ask Jesus to give you a prayer partner and be committed to pray for his needs as he prays for yours.   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 Isaiah 61-63 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 ________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________               Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   Out Of Court Into God’s Kingdom   In one university in the early ‘70s, conflicts among fraternities and organizations were prevalent. Many frat members would end up severely injured. Some even died from frat rumbles. I was a part-time professor in that university and it so happened that the dean of our department was the professor-adviser of these recognized fraternities and organizations. When the tension among these groups worsened, my dean decided to meet all their leaders, representatives and elders. He believed that bringing in law enforcers would just aggravate the situation. This one, he told me, could only be resolved by dialogue. He set the date, time and venue of the meeting. Then he instructed me to give each participant something to eat and drink as soon as they arrived. I remembered being afraid and tense at that meeting. These were warring groups and it was possible for them to attack each other as soon as they met. But my dean knew better. As each arrived, I sensed their anger against their enemies. As they ate, they glared at each other. But as they continued eating, they began to put down their guards. Some began to talk about their differences. Others had even reconciled. By the time dessert was served, almost everyone was in the mood for dialogue. And then the dean adviser arrived. Needless to say, the meeting went well. They were even laughing on their way out. So that was the point of my dean. There is nothing that can’t be resolved by dialogue. Food and drinks helped in disposing them for it. That is also Jesus’ point in today’s Gospel. Why go to court when you can resolve it between the two of you? If necessary, get somebody you trust to be a go between. As a last resort, do it before a community. Harmony is free. If everyone is willing to listen and make sacrifices, jails, criminal courts and lawyers would be obsolete. In a Christian world, dialogue, more than legal battles, prevails. To be united is the rule rather than the exception. We just have to be always open to dialogue and forgiveness.  Fr. Benny Tuazon   Reflection Question: How do I resolve my conflicts with others?   Lord, help me to always remember that dialogue or the meeting of hearts and minds is the best way to resolve conflicts.   St. Thamel & Companions, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, September 3, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for September 3, 2011 Dear Lordie, Be inspired with His message to you this Saturday! Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) 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And when I hear someone say that I seem to be always happy, then I know it really must be grace. For I might joke when I introduce myself, “Ligaya ang itawag mo sa akin” (Call me happiness), but that’s not always how I feel or think. But perhaps that is the grace of final perseverance. That when it seems like you can’t take another step, you do. And then you take another. And so on until you come before the One whom you want to see face-to-face. And so I will continue to pray for final perseverance, knowing with faith that He will never keep it from me. Join me?Joy Sosoban (jsosoban@gmail.com) 3 REFLECTION: Oh, Divine Hand that never lets go of me, let me never let go of You!   Dearest Lord, I am Yours and You are mine. Let me never forget it.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   God’s intention for each of us is that we become truly holy like Jesus. This will be accomplished in our lives, as St. Paul tells us, if we persevere in our faith and do not get sidetracked. Let us pray today for this gift of perseverance.   Colossians 1:21-23 21 Brothers and sisters: You once were alienated and hostile in mind because of evil deeds; 22 God has now reconciled in the fleshly Body of Christ through his death, to present you holy, without blemish, and irreproachable before him, 23 provided that you persevere in the faith, firmly grounded, stable, and not shifting from the hope of the Gospel that you heard, which has been preached to every creature under heaven, of which I, Paul, am a minister.   P S A L M   Psalms 54:3-4, 6, 8 R: God himself is my help. 1 [3] O God, by your name save me, and by your might defend my cause. 2 [4] O God, hear my prayer; hearken to the words of my mouth. (R) 4 [6] Behold, God is my helper; the Lord sustains my life. 6 [8] Freely will I offer you sacrifice; I will praise your name, O LORD, for its goodness. (R)   G O S P E L   The Pharisees had 613 laws that one had to follow if one wanted to fulfil the law of God as they interpreted it. One was not to harvest grain on the Sabbath. Even the disciples rubbing some grains in their hands and eating it were considered breaking the law. Jesus defends the disciples’ action as He always placed the demands of charity above the law.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I am the way and the truth and the life, says the Lord; no one comes to the Father except through me. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Luke 6:1-5 1 While Jesus was going through a field of grain on a sabbath, his disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating them. 2 Some Pharisees said, “Why are you doing what is unlawful on the sabbath?” 3 Jesus said to them in reply, “Have you not read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry? 4 How he went into the house of God, took the bread of offering, which only the priests could lawfully eat, ate of it, and shared it with his companions.” 5 Then he said to them, “The Son of Man is lord of the sabbath.”   my reflections think: We can be truly holy like Jesus if we persevere in our faith. Let us pray today for this gift of perseverance.   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 Isaiah 57-60       Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   God Rules The Rules   It should not take a genius to know that if you believe in God, then it should be God who must prevail and be obeyed. But actual experience tells us that it is easier said than done. In many instances, we still disobey God and do our will instead of His. That was one of the main reasons why God sent His only begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Aside from the Father’s intention of letting us believe that He is with us, He wanted us to know the real intent and spirit of His commandments. Salvation should be the ultimate goal of everything that we do. Everything we do must advance our relationship with God. In the same way, everything we do must be a rejection of the attraction of evil. Everything we do must be a defeat of satan. The laws were supposed to fulfill all of the above. One time, I was reviewing for our final examinations in the seminary. A fellow seminarian knocked at my door and asked me to pray with him in the chapel. He wanted company in asking God for an intention. It was a very tempting invitation but I was reviewing for my examinations. I told him that I couldn’t go. If I left and prayed, I’d surely endanger my passing that subject. Part of my responsibility to the vocation of the priesthood was to pass my subjects. Had I gone to pray and failed in my exam, I would have been a good Christian but found wanting in becoming a minister of God. My decision was not because I did not want to pray or that prayer was not a good act. It was my review time and not my prayer time. It wasn’t God’s will for me to pray that particular time. At another time, I would have easily gone with him in prayer. St. Ignatius calls it discernment or the capacity to see through things in terms of their apostolic value and salvific relevance. It helps us to do things according to the intentions of God. Faced with a lot of rules to follow in our lifetime, we have to remind ourselves that those rules are manmade and therefore limited. Only God, who is omnipotent and from whom those rules came from, is perfect. Therefore, only God rules the rules!  Fr. Benny Tuazon   Reflection Question: Do I take into consideration God’s will for me in every little decision I make?   Lord, let me see Your will for me in the big and small decisions I do.   St. Natalis, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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Lordie, God's Message For You Today, September 2, 2011

Daily Bible Reflections for September 2, 2011 Dear Lordie, May others see Jesus in you this Friday. Praying for you, Bo Sanchez PS. Do you live in the Philippines? Sign up for Bo's weekly  cellphone message. This is FREE. (That is why you have to live in the Philippines to sign up for this service.) Text:   BOSEZ_<your full name>_ <your email address> and send to any of the following numbers: Globe (09178494444); Smart (09088949999); Sun (09228945555) And you'll start receiving Bo's inspiring message to encourage you, guide you, and bless your week.   2 September Friday TODAY'S READINGS: DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH DIDACHE   One God, One Goal   And in him all things hold together. – Colossians 1:17   I was privileged to become HR Manager of the pioneer in outdoor advertising in the Philippines three years ago. I believe that more than my skills and experience, the owners invited me to join because we shared the same faith and values. Although not Catholics, they were also devout Christians who strove to live out their faith and values as businessmen. I discovered this as we discussed the scope of my responsibilities and their expectations. They wanted me to help them build a company culture based on Christian values on top of setting up HR systems and improving employee skills. They wanted to pay me to do something I’d even do for free! We didn’t always agree. We had disagreements on strategies and procedures but our common belief and relationship with Jesus Christ kept the Management Team and the Board united. I remember when typhoon Milenyo hit Metro Manila and affected many of our structures. Our faith in Christ held us together during the storm. It wasn’t a perfect organization but it surely was one of the best work environments I’ve had the privilege to be a part of. Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag (teregmps@yahoo.com) 2 REFLECTION: What holds me and my family, company or group together?   Lord Jesus, may Your Holy Spirit be upon us to unite us in Your love.     Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top COMPANION   1st READING   St. Paul describes Jesus as the “firstborn of all creation.” This does not mean that Jesus was created but rather that He has a preeminent place as the God-man over all creation. In fact, all creation is for Him and is shaped in His image. All the fullness of God dwells in Jesus. When we encounter Jesus,  we truly encounter God in the flesh.   Colossians 1:15-20 15 Brothers and sisters: Christ Jesus is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 16 For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things were created through him and for him. 17 He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. 18 He is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he himself might be preeminent. 19 For in him all the fullness was pleased to dwell, 20 and through him to reconcile all things for him, making peace by the blood of his cross through him, whether those on earth or those in heaven.   P S A L M   Psalms 100:1, 2, 3, 4, 5 R: Come with joy into the presence of the Lord. 1 Sing joyfully to the LORD, all you lands; 2 serve the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful song. (R) 3 Know that the LORD is God; he made us, his we are; his people, the flock he tends. (R) 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving, his  courts with praise; give thanks to him; bless his name. (R) 5 For he is good, the LORD, whose kindness endures forever, and his faithfulness, to all generations. (R)   G O S P E L   The Pharisees fasted twice a week and saw this as an important part of their spiritual practice. They are scandalized that Jesus, a prominent rabbi and leader with a huge following of Jews, does not insist that His disciples fast. Jesus says that He is ushering in not just another pious Jewish association but a whole new people of God. The coming of the Kingdom of God is more fully realized in feasting and joyful celebrations than in fasting. Yet later, when Jesus is risen, the disciples and the church would practice fasting.   ALLELUIA R: Alleluia, alleluia I am the light of the world, says the Lord; whoever follows me will have the light of life. R: Alleluia, alleluia   Luke 5:33-39 33 The scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “The disciples of John the Baptist fast often and offer prayers, and the disciples of the Pharisees do the same; but yours eat and drink.” 34 Jesus answered them, “Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? 35 But the days will come, and when the bridegroom is taken away from them, then they will fast in those days.” 36 And he also told them a parable. “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak. 37 Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the new wine will burst the skins, and it will be spilled, and the skins will be ruined. 38 Rather, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins. 39 And no one who has been drinking old wine desires new, for he says, ‘The old is good.’ ” read the Bible my reflections think: All the fullness of God dwells in Jesus. When we encounter Jesus, we truly encounter God in the flesh.       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 Isaiah 53-56         Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top SABBATH   Changing For The Better, Not To The Letter   Jesus came teaching and performing miracles. The people were astonished at the newness of His teachings. Some were able to accept them, but others could not. For the Jews, the Torah, the laws given through Moses, was the standard. But the law had developed and its number increased since the time of Moses. In the process, the spirit was lost and had not served as intended. In the words of Jesus, “Sabbath was made for man and not man for Sabbath.” In the Gospel today, Jesus was pointing out their need to go back to the spirit of the law. No one knows the law better than Him. Jesus wanted them to change, not to something really new, but to go back to the original purpose of the law. The parable of the old and new cloth and the old and new wineskin illustrates the tension He was creating with the leaders. When I was still in formation, a new rector came and immediately made changes in our seminary life. Many of us reacted, saying that he should have settled for a while before effecting the changes. But because he was the rector, it was within his authority to do so. We tried to adapt to the changes. At that time, I was the beadle, the seminarian head of the community. One day, I felt I had studied too much and needed a break. After an afternoon class, I asked one of my classmates to play basketball with me. It was 4:30 p.m. and our schedule required that we must all be in by 5:30 p.m. to prepare for the evening prayers. We thought we could make it but we got engrossed with our game and forgot the time. We finished at 5:45 p.m. When we entered the seminary, the rector was there standing, staring at me. He asked why I was not following schedules and even said that I was setting a bad example for the other seminarians. I told him that I was stressed and I needed to release it, which was more important than keeping the time. Schedules are guides in order to get the best formation. Being healthy and conditioned are parts of that formation. I fully respect the schedule but I believe the situation called for fulfilling the spirit of the law than a violation of the law. Fr. Benny Tuazon   Reflection Question: Do I take the time to check the spirit of the law before taking someone to account for a violation of a law?   Lord, help me to always see the spirit of the law over and above the letter of the law.   St. Brocard, pray for us.   Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

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