Daily Bible Reflections
for October 24, 2012;

Dear Friend,

God will never leave you. This Wednesday is no different.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez

24
 October
Wednesday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

LET’S GO TAGLISH
 
…in whom we have boldness of speech... – Ephesians 3:12
 
I hardly slept. It was going to be my first time to teach in Tagalog and I wanted to make sure I could deliver. Being a nativeborn Pangasinense, I needed several Tagalog dictionaries to aid me before finally completing my Powerpoint presentation for my teaching. “Practice makes perfect,” I told myself so I ran through my lesson plan many times over, just to make sure.
All set, we took off for the Fr. Paul Lehman GK Village in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija early Sunday morning. This was built by our community, Bukas Loob Sa Diyos (BLD) Covenant Community, and I was part of the BLD GK Ministry that was going to give the one-day Basic Bible and Growth in Prayer seminar that day.
We were met by very simple folks gathered in the multi-purpose hall to listen  to the Word of God. My fear and anxiety quickly vanished. When my turn came, the words just flowed out from my mouth. After all the Tagalog preparation, I ended up speaking mostly in Taglish. But they understood.
Whenever we ask in humility, the Holy Spirit takes over. Mari Sison-Garcia (mari_sison_garcia@yahoo.com)
24
REFLECTION:
“Quit all, strip yourself of all, and you will have all in God.” (Gerson)
 
Lord, fill us with Your Spirit that we may have boldness, joy and humility towards others.
 
St. Anthony Mary Claret, bishop, pray for us.
 

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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 
Paul is trying to express how difficult it is to plumb the depths of the nature of God. He is also struggling to understand how to make sense of his call to be a preacher of the Gospel. We are all called to preach the Gospel — it is part of what it means to be a Christian. As Paul and many of the prophets of the Old Testament have said, when the Lord calls they felt impelled to respond.
 
Ephesians 3:2-12
2 Brothers and sisters: You have heard of the stewardship of God’s grace that was given to me for your benefit, 3 namely, that the mystery was made known to me by revelation, as I have written briefly earlier. 4 When you read this you can understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to human beings in other generations as it has now been revealed to his holy Apostles and prophets by the Spirit, 6 that the Gentiles are coheirs, members of the same Body, and copartners in the promise in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. 7 Of this I became a minister by the gift of God’s grace that was granted me in accord with the exercise of his power. 8 To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ, 9 and to bring to light for all what is the plan of the mystery hidden from ages past in God who created all things, 10 so that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known through the church to the principalities and authorities in the heavens. 11 This was according to the eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, 12 in whom we have boldness of speech and confidence of access through faith in him.
P S A L M
 
Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
R: You will draw water joyfully from the springs of salvation.
2 God indeed is my savior; I am confident and unafraid. My strength and my courage is the Lord, and he has been my savior. 3 With joy you will draw water at the fountain of salvation. (R) 4 Give thanks to the Lord, acclaim his name; among the nations make known his deeds, proclaim how exalted is his name. (R) 5 Sing praise to the Lord for his glorious achievement; let this be known throughout all the earth. 6 Shout with exultation, O city of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel! (R)
 
GOSPEL
 
We will always face challenges in our lives, no matter what vocation we pursue. This parable reminds us to take our responsibilities seriously as we will be called to account for them — if not in this life, then on Judgment Day. Let us seek to acquit ourselves of our responsibilities as well as we can.
BLESSING
LIST
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Stay awake! For you do not know when the Son of Man will come.
 
Luke 12:39-48
39 Jesus said to his disciples: Be sure of this: if the master of the house had known the hour when the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be prepared, for at an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will come.” 41 Then Peter said, “Lord, is this parable meant for us or for everyone?” 42 And the Lord replied, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the master will put in charge of his servants to distribute the food allowance at the proper time? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master on arrival finds doing so. 44 Truly, I say to you, he will put him in charge of all his property. 45 But if that servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed in coming,’ and begins to beat the menservants and the maidservants, to eat and drink and get drunk, 46 then that servant’s master will come on an unexpected day and at an unknown hour and will punish the servant severely and assign him a place with the unfaithful. 47 That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations nor act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely; 48 and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating shall be beaten only lightly. Much will be required of the person entrusted with much, and still more will be demanded of the person entrusted with more.”
1st READING 2nd READING
GOSPEL PSALM
TODAY’S
BLESSING
think: We are all called to preach the Gospel — it is part of what it means to be a Christian.
 
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: ___________________________
 
____________________________________________
 
God’s special verse/thought for me today_________
____________________________________________
 
READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Isaiah 9-12   
 

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SABBATH

 

WHO IS THE FAITHFUL AND PRUDENT STEWARD?
 
Mang Jess did not need to work anymore. He was a retired public school teacher, a man of simple tastes and modest dreams, with all his adult children by then well placed each in their respective pursuits. But one day, 15 years ago, he approached me when I was rector of the college seminary, asking if he could do volunteer work. A teacher by profession but a farmer by avocation and lifelong passion, he wanted to help the seminary make the farm productive.
I did not have a moment’s hesitation. I immediately accepted him. Truth to tell, at that time, he reminded me of my father, who was himself a government employee (accountant) by profession, but also a farmer before anything else. Soon, the campus was abloom not only with vegetables, but with all sorts of trees. He was over 70 years old then, but he went on planting trees even if he knew he would never get to taste their fruits anymore.
Responsible people care even for things that are not their own, and even for stuff they would no longer benefit from. Responsible stewards go beyond what is expected of them and dedicate themselves to pursuits that would redound to the future generations. Reprehensible, instead, are those who worry about nothing else but amassing wealth for themselves.
Today’s liturgy would have us think beyond responsibility as far as stewardship is concerned. The Lord expects more. He wants us, His stewards, to be faithful and prudent, in addition to being responsible. Fidelity  and prudence in stewardship have to do with watchfulness and dedication to duty, even when no one is looking. It has to do with being about our business, even when there is no deadline to meet. And it means applying oneself to duty in view of the future, even if the future is uncertain  Mang Jess, my own father, and everyone like them, were, on that score, faithful and prudent stewards. They worked not for themselves but for the present and future generations. Fr. Chito Dimaranan, SDB
 
REFLECTION QUESTION: What seeds are you planting today that will benefit not your own but the future generations?
 
Father, You showed us and taught us what real stewardship means. May we learn from Your example.
 

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