Daily Bible Reflections
for October 26, 2010;

Dear Friend,

This Tuesday, never forget how important you are to God.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez

26
 October
Tuesday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

YES, DEAR! YES, LORD!
 
“Wives should be subordinate to their husbands as to the Lord. ” – Ephesians 5:22
 
I have to be honest, it is much easier to submit to the Lord than to my husband. As I write this reflection, I come to realize why I feel so.
I never considered that God uses my husband to guide me in doing His will. Don’t get me wrong, my husband is a loving person and a wonderful father. But when I have spiritual questions, I always think I can find the answers in other people that I do not know or in situations where others are involved. I often solicit confirmation for my actions from friends and ask for my husband’s views last.
I couldn’t have been more wrong. God has given me a partner in life to fulfil His plans. I should value my husband’s sentiments. Mae Ignacio (maemi04@aim.com)
 
REFLECTION:
How often do I put aside my husband’s opinion when I need to make a major decision?
 
Dear Father, please give me the strength to always stand by my husband.
 
 

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COMPANION

 

1st READING
 
Obedience to rightfully exercised authority is what we are talking about here. No one has the responsibility to obey abusive authority. There may be a blurred line where people disagree upon how exactly we should define the abuse of authority. So be it, things in life are rarely clean cut all the time. We have to work together as responsible adults in this area to ensure that no individual is abused by anyone and abusers are challenged and reformed.
 
Ephesians 6:1-9
1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise, 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life on earth.” 4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up with the training and instruction of the Lord. 5 Slaves, be obedient to your human masters with fear and trembling, in sincerity of heart, as to Christ, 6 not only when being watched, as currying favor, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 willingly serving the Lord and not human beings, 8 knowing that each will be requited from the Lord for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free. 9 Masters, act in the same way toward them, and stop bullying, knowing that both they and you have a Master in heaven and that with him there is no partiality.
 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 145:10-11, 12-13ab, 13cd-14
R: The Lord is faithful in all his words.
10 Let all your works give you thanks, O LORD, and let your faithful ones bless you. 11 Let them discourse of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might. (R) 12 Making known to men your might and the glorious splendor of your kingdom. 13 Your kingdom is a kingdom for all ages, and your dominion endures through all generations. (R) The LORD is faithful in all his words and holy in all his works. 14 The LORD lifts up all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. (R)
 
G O S P E L
 
We live in a world that does not even believe there is a door to enter the Kingdom of God — it believes we have a right to be there no matter how we live. We know differently. The path to God’s Kingdom is the path of holiness, a path of obedience to the word and will of God for our lives. Unless we are willing to take on this discipline we may well find ourselves separated from the Kingdom of God come Judgment Day.
 
Luke 13:22-30
22 Jesus passed through towns and villages, teaching as he went and making his way to Jerusalem. 23 Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few people be saved?” He answered them, 24 “Strive to enter through the narrowgate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough. 25 After the master of the house has arisen and locked the door, then will you stand outside knocking and saying, ‘Lord, open the door for us.’ He will say to you in reply, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ 26 And you will say, ‘We ate and drank in your company and you taught in our streets.’ 27 Then he will say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from. Depart from me, all you evildoers!’ 28 And there will be wailing and grinding of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God and you yourselves cast out. 29 And people will come from the east and the west and from the north and the south and will recline at table in the kingdom of God. 30 For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”
 
my reflections
t h i n k : The path to God’s Kingdom is the path of holiness.
 
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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  Isaiah 17-20
 
 
 

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SABBATH

 

YESTERDAYS MAKE OUR TOMORROWS!
 
The parable of the mustard seed may refer to anything, anyone or any situation that credits successes or achievements to simple and tiny beginnings. Here, Jesus was referring to the Church He was building that would journey towards the Kingdom of God. Beginning with the Apostles, He planned to proclaim the Good News to all the world. He likened the Christian community that He was establishing to the tiny mustard seed that has all the potential to grow at an unimaginable size.
Saints are not saints because of one act of martyrdom or charity. No one becomes a martyr overnight. The martyrs, before that critical moment of decision, first lived a good life and developed a faith and love for God. So much so that when the time came, they were led to that decision to offer their lives in faith. Even Mary, the Mother of Jesus, did not say, “Thy will be done!” out of the blue. She was graced by God, but she also disposed herself for that grace. God prepared her for the big moment, but she prepared herself by living her faith.
The stair analogy is very appropriate here. A high staircase is impossible to climb with one big step. It is easiest to climb it if you take one step at a time. The impossible and the difficult may be conquered by small steps, small victories, small deeds or small actions. Life works in the same way. We are able to hurdle difficult moments in our lives because we were triumphant in the small ones. That is why we must welcome little challenges. And when we are able to hurdle small challenges, the big ones look smaller!
The Lord Jesus saw that His Church will encounter a lot of challenges from the enemy. The parable is a reminder to the early Christian community that there is nothing they could not defeat. Not only because the Spirit will be with them, but that they had been gradually fortified by their daily triumphs of faith. The long history of the Catholic Church will show that. For the Church, it was not always laurels and roses. There were also thorns, failures and dark times. There were lots of small and big challenges to a life of faith. But every time, She would rise up in faith. Her destiny is the Kingdom. Jesus made sure it would be so. Fr. Benny Tuazon
 
Reflection Question:
How do you see the difficult challenges that come your way? Do you see them as obstacles or as stepping stones to the Kingdom of God? Do you prepare yourself to face them victoriously in Christ?
 
I can never overcome without Your guiding grace, Lord. Help me keep growing in my faith  in You.
 
St. Lucian, pray for us.
 

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