Daily Bible Reflections
for August 27, 2009;

Dear Friend,

Be blessed by His Creative Word this Thursday!

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez

27
 August
Thursday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

WHAT ARE you IN CHARGE of?
 
“Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so.” – Matthew 24:46
 
I remember the first time I entered the room for my preliminary interview. All the employees were head-bent, busy doing their work even when their manager was not around. I said to myself, “This is the kind of environment that I’d like to work in, the kind of people I’d like to work with.”
After two interviews, I was accepted as Methods Analyst at Benguet Corporation during the time of the late Jaime Ongpin and Delfin Lazaro. I can truly say that I enjoyed my work because of the high level of professionalism and integrity that prevailed in the organization.
The same can be said of our mission in life. Or the people God has put under our care. Are we faithful in carrying out what we’ve been tasked to do in this life, whether somebody’s looking or not, whether we are rewarded or not?
I guess in the end, what would matter to God is not how much we accomplished but how faithful we are in doing what we’re supposed to do in this life. Tess Atienza
 
REFLECTION:
What am I in charge of in this life? How would God evaluate what I’m doing?
 
My God, grant me the grace to be faithful in doing what You have tasked me to do in my life.
 

The all-new Feast mobile app is finally here! All the content you love from here may also be found in our new app and so much more! Please make sure to download the new Feast App, as we will eventually stop updating this version soon.

Let's continue to grow together with our all-new Feast app! Download and upgrade today: Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS.


Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

Get your daily readings and more for free inside the Feast App!
Google PlayStore     iOS AppStore
COMPANION

 

1st READING
 
Learning how to love God and our neighbor is an essential aspect of growing in our living in the Kingdom of God. Loving one’s enemies is not an option for a disciple of Jesus — it is a must! It will not come easily to us, but it is possible if we allow the love of God to transform us more and more into His image. God wants us to love one another in the way He loves us. Therefore, we must first allow God to love us so that we will grow in our capacity to love others.
 
1 Thessalonians 3:7-13
7 We have been reassured about you, brothers, in our every distress and affliction, through your faith. 8 For we now live, if you stand firm in the Lord. 9 What thanksgiving, then, can we render to God for you, for all the joy we feel on your account before our God? 10 Night and day we pray beyond measure to see you in person and to remedy the deficiencies of your faith. 11 Now may God himself, our Father, and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you, 12 and may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we have for you, 13 so as to strengthen your hearts, to be blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his holy ones. Amen.
 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 90:3-4a. 12-13. 14 and 17
R: Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!
3 You turn man back to dust, saying, “Return, O children of men.” 4 For a thousand years in your sight are as yesterday, now that it is past, or as a watch of the night. (R) 12 Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart. 13 Return, O LORD! How long? Have pity on your servants! (R) 14 Fill us at daybreak with your kindness, that we may shout for joy and gladness all our days. 17 And may the gracious care of the Lord our God be ours; prosper the work of our hands for us! Prosper the work of our hands! (R)
 
G O S P E L
 
God will entrust us with greater gifts when we have demonstrated our faithfulness with lesser ones. God must have had immense faith in Monica when He entrusted Augustine to her as her son. The man who would arguably become the  greatest theologian in the Church took a long time to find his way to baptism. Yet Monica never ceased praying for him. How much holier would we all be if we spend time each day interceding for fellow Christians?
 
Matthew 24:42-51
42 Jesus said to his disciples: “Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. 43 Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour of night when the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and not let his house be broken into. 44 So too, you also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come. 45 “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household to distribute to them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master on his arrival finds doing so. 47 Amen, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is long delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and eat and drink with drunkards, 50 the servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour 51 and will punish him severely and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
 
my reflections
think: God will entrust us with greater gifts when we have demonstrated our faithfulness with lesser ones.
 
_________________________________________________________

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 2 Maccabees 7-8
 
 

The all-new Feast mobile app is finally here! All the content you love from here may also be found in our new app and so much more! Please make sure to download the new Feast App, as we will eventually stop updating this version soon.

Let's continue to grow together with our all-new Feast app! Download and upgrade today: Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS.


Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

Get your daily readings and more for free inside the Feast App!
Google PlayStore     iOS AppStore
SABBATH

 

A most eXemPlAry mother
 
All Catholic mothers should delight in the saint we are honoring today, St. Monica. She is, after all, their patroness.
“What on God’s earth is more glorious than this?” asked one, referring to a mother. But in the case of St. Monica, she attained saintly motherhood through the anguish and suffering of one whose prayers apparently were not heard — prayers for the repentance of her son Augustine. With extreme patience, Monica was able to obtain the conversion of her husband Patricius, a vicious and immoral pagan who was baptized one year before his death. But Augustine remained her biggest problem.
For many years, Monica stormed heaven with prayers, fasting and tears. Once, a wise bishop whom she invited to talk to her son, told her, “God’s time will come. It is not possible that the son of so many tears should perish.” When she knew that Augustine had left secretly for Italy, she tracked him down as far as Milan and learned that he was eventually converted and baptized, much to her joy and consolation.
The first verse of our Gospel today echoes what that bishop saidto Monica. Jesus said, “You do not know on which day your Lord will come.” Mothers are most inclined to plan everything, to keep things under control, to work things out hands-on and to keep track of everything down to the last detail. But there will always be some uncertainty, with time as a major factor.
It is indeed only in God’s time that many of our deepest longings will be fulfilled. He is, after all, the One who calls the shots! If ever our prayers seem unanswered, we just have to trust the Lord that even the delay is for our own good, and He certainly has His reasons. In Monica’s last conversation with Augustine, she said to him, “As far as I am concerned, nothing in this life now gives me any pleasure. All I wished to live for was that I might see you a Catholic Christian and a child of heaven.” Indeed, the prayers of a loving mother were heard! Fr. Martin Macasaet, SDB
 
Reflection Question:
Do I patiently wait for God’s answers to my prayers? Or do I give up easily?
 
Lord, help me to trust that You have heard my prayers, even if sometimes they go unanswered.
 
St. Monica, pray for us.
 

The all-new Feast mobile app is finally here! All the content you love from here may also be found in our new app and so much more! Please make sure to download the new Feast App, as we will eventually stop updating this version soon.

Let's continue to grow together with our all-new Feast app! Download and upgrade today: Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS.


Didache | Companion | Sabbath | Top

Get your daily readings and more for free inside the Feast App!
Google PlayStore     iOS AppStore

 

 

We are happy to be sending this to you. Aside from our work of evangelization, the Feast also supports 10 foundations for the poor. Would you like to be part of this humble mission of helping our beneficiaries by donating?  Click here to share in God's work through the Feast Mercy Ministries. 

Do You Want Your Friend To Receive This Email?
Friend's Email:
 

Thank you for being part of the Feast family!

JOIN THE FEAST: Find a spiritual family. Join the Feast!
Find one near you! Check out our Feast locations and schedules here: feast.ph/locations. You may also follow us on Facebook for more Feast community-wide updates.

PRAY-OVER SESSIONS: Need someone to talk to? Want someone to pray with you?
Get in touch with our LOJ Pastoral Care Center at 0923 132 3071 (Sun) and 0917 145 3756 (Globe) from Monday to Saturday 8 AM to 10 PM. You may also set a session via chat here.

DOWNLOAD THE FEAST APP: Feed your faith with the all-new Feast mobile app! Keep receiving God's Message daily on your mobile.

Download today!  Feast App for Android | Feast App for iOS

LOVE OFFERINGS AND DONATIONS: Let’s continue the cycle of generosity. Choose how you want to give to our Feast Mercy Ministries foundations:

After your transfer/ deposit, please send a copy of your deposit slip with your name and contact number to support@kerygmafamily.com so that we can have a record of your donation

1. Register for monthly giving here: www.feastmercyministries.com/give

2. Online thru PayPal:  PayPal.me/KerygmaFamily 

3. Through bank deposits and transfers:

Account name:  Shepherd’s Voice Radio and Television Foundation      

4. Give through GCASH: Scan the QR Code below

For any concerns or inquiries regarding your donation, please contact Joya from the Feast Mercy Ministries at (+632) 8725-9999 or +639989684416. Thank you again and God bless you more!