Daily Bible Reflections
for November 8, 2012;

Dear Friend,

Never lose sight of Jesus this Thursday.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez

8
 November
Thursday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

All for Christ
 
But whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ. – Philippians 3:7
I closed my eyes and allowed the music to stir up my soul. Then one of my elbows fell from the kneeler. I woke up and realized I dozed off while praying during the Holy Mass.
I love the Eucharist! I look forward to it every day. I do my best daily to finish my work fast so as not to miss it. But my first job was physically draining and I was on a shifting work schedule. I found it hard to participate actively during the Mass and enjoy it. So I resigned from my job as restaurant manager.
Many didn’t understand my decision. I had a good job and just got promoted. Why give it up when many people are either unemployed or underemployed?
But I felt I needed to align my job with my priorities. I didn’t want to sacrifice my relationship with God in exchange for my career. I believed that God would prosper me as I seek Him first.
Today, I work from home as a management consultant. I choose which projects to accept. I’m glad I gave up my first job for Christ!Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag (teregmps@yahoo.com)
 
REFLECTION:
Is there anything in my life right now that competes with Christ? Am I willing to lose it in order to make Christ number one?
 
Lord, You are more precious than silver. Lord, You are more costly than gold. Lord, You are more beautiful than diamonds and nothing I desire compares with You.
 
Blessed John Duns Scotus, pray for us.
 

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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 
Paul knows there is nothing greater than the knowledge of salvation. He had what he thought was the best life when, as a Pharisee, he persecuted the Church. However, a revelation and meeting with Jesus changed all that. He came to know that salvation comes through the work of Christ and not our own efforts. Yes, we have to strive to follow God’s will, but even this is under the power of His grace.
 
Philippians 3:3-8
3 Brothers and sisters: We are the circumcision, we who worship through the Spirit of God, who boast in Christ Jesus and do not put our confidence in flesh, 4 although I myself have grounds for confidence even in the flesh. If anyone else thinks he can be confident in flesh, all the more can I. 5 Circumcised on the eighth day, of the race of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrew parentage, in observance of the law a Pharisee, 6 in zeal I persecuted the Church, in righteousness based on the law I was blameless. 7 But whatever gains I had, these I have come to consider a loss because of Christ. 8 More than that, I even consider everything as a loss because of the supreme good of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 105:2-3, 4-5, 6-7
R: Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord.
2 Sing to him, sing his praise, proclaim all his wondrous deeds. 3 Glory in his holy name; rejoice, O hearts that seek the Lord! (R) 4 Look to the Lord in his strength; seek to serve him constantly. 5 Recall the wondrous deeds that he has wrought, his portents, and the judgments he has uttered. (R) 6 You descendants of Abraham, his servants, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones! 7 He, the Lord, is our God; throughout the earth his judgments prevail. (R)
 
GOSPEL
 
God does not want anyone to be lost. His greatest concern is always for those who are farthest from Him. We should share this concern when it comes to proclaiming the Kingdom of God. The Church needs to stop spending so much energy preaching to the converted and instead work at discovering new ways and means of reaching those who are far from a life of faith. This is going to be hard work but work that must be done.
 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Come to me, all you who are labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
 
Luke 15:1-10
1 The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to Jesus, 2 but the Pharisees and scribes began to complain, saying, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” 3 So Jesus addressed this parable to them. 4 “What man among you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them would not leave the ninety-nine in the desert and go after the lost one until he finds it? 5 And when he does find it, he sets it on his shoulders with great joy 6 and, upon his arrival home, he calls together his friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 I tell you, in just the same way there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous people who have no need of repentance. 8 Or what woman having ten coins and losing one would not light a lamp and sweep the house, searching carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she does find it, she calls together her friends and neighbors and says to them, ‘Rejoice with me because I have found the coin that I lost.’ 10 In just the same way, I tell you, there will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
GOSPEL PSALM
TODAY’S
think: God does not want anyone to be lost.
 
 
 
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 Jeremiah 1-3
 

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SABBATH

 

You ’re Still You!
 
Imagine you’re in a bus and you have with you blank sheets of bond paper. Suddenly the bus speeds off and several blank sheets flew out the window. Would you bother to ask the bus driver to stop so you could go running after the papers? Probably not. They’re just blank sheets anyway and there are still many left with you.
But what if the paper you were holding contained your dissertation and when the bus sped off, a single sheet flew away. I bet you would not even wait for the bus to stop. You would get off and run after that single sheet. Why bother? You still have several sheets with you. Why endanger your life for that single sheet?
It is not the number of sheets but the uniqueness of each sheet of paper that matters. Each sheet of paper is unique, and each sheet has a unique contribution to the betterment of the whole.
In the same vein, we cannot appreciate Jesus’ parable of the single lost sheep and the single lost coin unless we see it from the vantage point not of quantity but of quality. Truly, even if it has wandered away, the shepherd will risk life and limb to find the missing one because it is unique and special. In a world where people can treat one another as disposable, dispensable and replaceable, the Gospel is a consoling reminder that God looks at each one of us in our uniqueness and individuality. God wishes the return even of a single sinner because no one is disposable in His beautiful creation. Even the sinner has a soul uniquely created by God and called to uniquely share in the divine life.
This is truly good news for each and every one of us! Fr. Joel Jason
REFLECTION QUESTIONS: Are there people whom you treat as dispensable, that is, just one among the many? Do you appreciate the uniqueness of your person?
 
O God, You knew me even before I was fashioned in my mother’s womb. I rejoice in my uniqueness. May I rejoice in others,’ too. Amen.
 

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