Daily Bible Reflections
for March 11, 2010;

Dear Friend,

Follow Him all the way this Thursday.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez

11
 March
Thursday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

LEFT IN NEW YORK
 
“... and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” – Luke 11:23
 
I felt so alone on my flight home from the U.S. For the first time in 29 years, I would be separated from our only son, Peevee, who would be pursuing his MBA program at Fordham. My husband, Raul, and I helped him settle down and adjust to his new world in New York.
I went home ahead leaving Raul behind, intending to soften the blow of the separation. But I’m not sure it made it any easier for me especially when I was about to leave for the airport. Peevee saw me to the car and as we drove away, I felt my heart being torn apart.
I found strength in what our son told me at the invocation Mass to the Holy Spirit attended by Fordham graduate students and parents. After communion, he whispered to me, “Mom, now I’m sure that I’m in the right business school.” I asked him why and he replied, “I may be in the center of the world, but here the Lord remains my priority.”
When I feel low and start missing our son, I try to remember what he told me. And then I’m at peace again.Mari Sison-Garcia (mari_sison_
REFLECTION:
“Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of my mine head.” (Psalm 3:3)
 
Oh Lord, You are my comfort and my strength.
 

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COMPANION

 

1st READING
 
Listening to the word and will of God is the most common command in the Old Testament. This tells us that we, as a people, are either incorrigibly hard of hearing or easily disobedient to the manifest will of God. For our sakes, I hope it is not the latter. However, even if it is the former, we are not fully in the clear — we must take some responsibility for not hearing God’s will, as we know that we should be listening for it. The Scriptures are very clear on this point.
 
Jeremiah 7:23-28
23 Thus says the LORD: This is what I commanded my people: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper. 24 But they obeyed not, nor did they pay heed. They walked in the hardness of their evil hearts and turned their backs, not their faces, to me. 25 From the day that your fathers left the land of Egypt even to this day, I have sent you untiringly all my servants the prophets. 26 Yet they have not obeyed me nor paid heed; they have stiffened their necks and done worse than their fathers. 27 When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you either; when you call to them, they will not answer you. 28 Say to them: This is the nation which does not listen to the voice of the LORD, its God, or take correction. Faithfulness has disappeared; the word itself is banished from their speech.
 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 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)
 
G O S P E L
It is true that the devil exists but he is defeated; the only real power he has is that which we give him by not exercising the power of the cross of Jesus. Yes, the devil works to destroy us and lead us into sin. However, any temptations that he might place before us can be overcome with faith in Jesus and the victory of His cross. We need to learn to walk in the victory of a redeemed person by virtue of our baptism.
 
Luke 11:14-23
14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute, and when the demon had gone out, the mute person spoke and the crowds were amazed. 15 Some of them said, “By the power of Beelzebul, the prince of demons, he drives out demons.” 16 Others, to test him, asked him for a sign from heaven. 17 But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house. 18 And if Satan is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? For you say that it is by Beelzebul that I drive out demons. 19 If I, then, drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your own people drive them out? Therefore they will be your judges. 20 But if it is by the finger of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 21 When a strong man fully armed guards his palace, his possessions are safe. 22 But when one stronger than he attacks and overcomes him, he takes away the armor on which he relied and distributes the spoils. 23 Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.”
 
my reflections
t h i n k : We need to learn to walk in the victory of a redeemed person by virtue of our baptism.
 
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T O D A Y ’ S BLESSING LIST
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Genesis 16-18  
 
Genesis 16-18

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SABBATH

 

A Case of “Over-Winding” Intelligence
One frustrating experience we, Filipinos, have is that of monitoring the media coverage of various Congressional hearings. Our feelings and intuitions let us know in our hearts where lies the truth, and who is on the right side of issues. However, the search for objectivity as regards details and material proofs have often led the hearings to confusing and contradictory stories that muddle the main issues. Moreover, legalities and technicalities are often brought out to create loopholes and blocks in procedures. In the end, truth dies, drowned by the semantics of language, and by the casuistry of human logic. Truth dies, together with a waste of time and intelligence.
We are not saying do not use reasoning, language and logic. These are wonderful gifts of God. Development and progress have come with the use of these gifts. Cultures and civilizations have emerged and evolved with these human abilities. However, our Gospel today shows us that we must know the limits. Too much use of distinctions led the Pharisees to a falsity. It led them to postulate that Jesus’ case is one that can be explained by the theory of a greater evil going against a lesser one — the theory of Satan going against his own kingdom. It led them to espouse a principle of self-destruction.
When we were young, by experience, we know that “overwinding” the coil-spring of mechanical toys and watches will break them down. The same can be said of human intelligence: too much of it leads to insanity, absurdity and weirdness. Yes, even the geniuses are not normal. They are extraordinary, often eccentric and weird.
The normal things of life — the basic truth included — are often plain and simple. Virtue, the Romans love to say, is in moderation. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP
 
Reflection Question:
In your own experience, what are the things that you tend to overdo? What obsessions and compulsions do you need to “own” and “heal”?
 
Lord, let my reason be always subject to faith, and faith to love.
 
St. Teresa Margaret Redi, pray for us.
 

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