Daily Bible Reflections
for March 12, 2010;

Dear Friend,

This Friday, work with Him at your side.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez

12
 March
Friday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

helping a stranger
 
“The second most important commandment is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” – Mark 12:31
 
Thud!
I heard a loud sound and noticed that the vehicle beside our car jolted. I saw how shocked the lady driver was when the taxi bumped into her car!
The traffic light turned green so I asked my wife to take the steering wheel and park it across the intersection while I help out the lady. When I noticed that the taxi’s passenger door on the other side was unlocked, I went there to open it and tried to talk to the driver. His non-reaction to me and to what was happening showed that he was intoxicated with some form of drug. It was then that I decided to look for a policeman to attend to the situation. Luckily, I found one just a few meters away from where we were situated.
When the policeman started to interrogate the driver, I asked the lady if she was OK and if she needed any other assistance. She just thanked me and told me that she could already handle it.
Helping a friend always gives us a sense of joy. Helping a stranger gives us tons of happiness. Alvin Fabella (alvinfabella@yahoo.com)
 
REFLECTION:
Whatever your situation is right now, find time to do a random act of kindness today.
 
Lord, may I see You through the persons in need that I will encounter today.
 
 

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COMPANION

 

1st READING
 
The greatest power of the world is nothing compared to the power of God. We must learn to trust in His power to save us from sin and temptation. We fall into temptation and sin only because we choose not to live in the victory Jesus has won for us. We should pray daily for the grace to entrust our lives fully to the grace of God.
 
Hosea 14:2-10
2 Thus says the LORD: Return, O Israel, to the LORD, your God; you have collapsed through your guilt. 3 Take with you words, and return to the LORD; Say to him, “Forgive all iniquity, and receive what is good, that we may render as offerings the bullocks from our stalls. 4 Assyria will not save us, nor shall we have horses to mount; We shall say no more, ‘Our god,’ to the work of our hands; for in you the orphan finds compassion.” 5 I will heal their defection, I will love them freely; for my wrath is turned away from them. 6 I will be like the dew for Israel: he shall blossom like the lily; He shall strike root like the Lebanon cedar, 7 and put forth his shoots. His splendor shall be like the olive tree and his fragrance like the Lebanon cedar. 8 Again they shall dwell in his shade and raise grain; They shall blossom like the vine, and his fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon. 9 Ephraim! What more has he to do with idols? I have humbled him, but I will prosper him. “I am like a verdant cypress tree” — Because of me you bear fruit! 10 Let him who is wise understand these things; let him who is prudent know them. Straight are the paths of the LORD, in them the just walk, but sinners stumble in them.
 
P S A L M
Psalm 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14, 17
R: I am the Lord your God: hear my voice.
5 [6] An unfamiliar speech I hear: 6 [7] “I relieved his shoulder of the burden; his hands were freed from the basket. 7 [8] In distress you called, and I rescued you.” (R) “Unseen, I answered you in thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. 8 [9] Hear, my people, and I will admonish you; O Israel, will you not hear me?” (R) 9 [10] “There shall be no strange god among you nor shall you worship any alien god. 10 [11] I, the LORD, am your God who led you forth from the land of Egypt.” (R) 13 [14] “If only my people would hear me, and Israel walk in my ways, 16 [17] I would feed with the best of wheat, and with honey from the rock I would fill them.” (R)
 
G O S P E L
 
God must come first in our lives. If we have anything else superior to God, we will be in trouble. God’s love can make all the difference between victory and defeat over sin; between a life of holiness, pleasing to God, and a life lived captive to the destruction of sin and death. The choice is ours. God offers us salvation — will we accept it?
 
Mark 12:28-34
28 One of the scribes came to Jesus and asked him, “Which is the first of all the commandments?” 29 Jesus replied, “The first is this: ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is Lord alone! 30 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ 31 The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” 32 The scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, ‘He is One and there is no other than he.’ 33 And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself’ is worth more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.” 34 And when Jesus saw that he answered with understanding, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” And no one dared to ask him any more questions.
 
Genesis 19-21
my reflections
t h i n k : God must come first in our lives. If we have anything else superior to God, we will be in trouble.
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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 Genesis 19-21  
 
 

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SABBATH

 

A CALL TO Heroism
 
The celebration of the 2000th Birth Millennium of Saint Paul from June 2008 until June 2009 blessed me with a unique and particular grace: the experience of going to places that I have never imagined I would travel to. In these places, I conducted for various interest groups conferences about St. Paul, his life and his mission. One place I was privileged to visit was Basilan where Christians compose around 25 percent of the local population. There I interacted with a very hospitable group: the bishop, his relatively young and very committed group of diocesan priests, the lay ministers (who are referred to as “kaabags”), and other volunteer lay church workers. We gathered for talks and reflections at the Bishop Querexeta Pastoral Center.
Entering the compound of the pastoral center, one is greeted by a very interesting memorial to peace: a rusting bullet-ridden owner-type jeep where a group of volunteer catechists died when they were ambushed one early February morning en route to an “Alay Kapwa” Lenten Recollection in Isabela,  Basilan. The monument could not but invite me to some solemn moments of prayer and recollection. I realize that this is the extreme application of the  seemingly trite Gospel passage we have today!
Jesus says: “Love God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, with all your strength.” The martyred volunteer lay catechists of Basilan followed this command not only in spirit, but to the letter with their heroic labors amidst various risks. Then, Jesus continues: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Again, this is what the whole church of Basilan — clergy and lay — are doing amidst the conflicts and tensions. They are there to continue to witness to the power of a Gospel of peace and love, a Gospel that could never be silenced by bullets and other forms of violence.
The Christian commandment of love sounds simple, yet living it out may lead us to a life of heroism and martyrdom. Fr. Domie Guzman, SSP
 
Reflection Question:
Recall an instance when your effort to faithfully live a Gospel value meant real hard sacrifice. Are you prepared to experience many more moments like what you underwent?
 
Let me live out the life of a Christian, Lord, not only when it is easy but also when it is difficult.
 
St. Alphege, pray for us.
 

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