Daily Bible Reflections
for March 3, 2010;

Dear Friend,

His light is shining on you this Wednesday.

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.
 

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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.
 
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God’s special verse/thought for me today________________
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ____________________________________
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Revelation 11-14  
 

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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.
 

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