Daily Bible Reflections
for November 6, 2014
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Dear Friend,

Never lose sight of Jesus this Thursday.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez



6
November
Thursday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

ANYTHING TO BLESS
YOU
 

“There will be rejoicing among the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” – Luke 15:10

 

Let me share with you one extremely blessed day of my life. In the morning, I was invited to speak before seven- to 10-year-old children who were part of an international choir. Being the disciplined musicians that they were, everyone was behaved during my talk. As I preached about the love of God, I could see in their eyes the wonder of being loved by an all-powerful God. I left that place refreshed because of the purity of these little ones who serve the Lord.

       In the afternoon, I went to another special service in Muntinlupa — the Maximum Security Prison. There, I gave a recollection to 400 inmates. It was the same message: the love of God. As I shared, I saw hope gleaming in their eyes. During the recollection, I felt God Himself imparting hope to each of them even if most will never be able to get out of those prison walls. Many of them had life sentences.

        After my talk, the leader of the inmates asked everyone present to lay their hands on me. As they prayed, I was touched. I thought to myself, “These hands that were once used for evil are now being used to bless me in prayer.”

    My friend, God can use anyone. Including you. Arun Gogna (gognuts@yahoo.com)
 

Reflection: Have you been holding back in being a blessing to others?

 

Lord, use me so that many more may know of Your love.

 

St. Nicholas Travelic and Companions, pray for us.

 

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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 

Paul affirms what Jesus said in the Gospel yesterday — that it is our relationship with Christ that has to take precedence over all others. Paul knows how it is to succeed under his own strength to keep the Law, or so he claims to have done. But he counts this as nothing as he now knows that it is only by faith in Jesus Christ that he can be saved.

 
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
 

The love of God for His people is not affected by our sinfulness. Ironically, it almost seems that the further we stray from God, the more He delights in loving us. It is true that He works harder to save those who have strayed the furthest. We should model our care for one another on how God cares for us. Let us never forget the weaker person, or the one who has strayed far from the right path. Let us always include everyone in our plans for the future.

 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Come to me, all you who 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.”

 

think:  It is only by faith in Jesus Christ that we can be saved.

 
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Isaiah 56-60

 

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SABBATH

 

THE LEAST, THE LAST, AND THE LOST

 

There’s a joke about the seeming inability of the Church to be effective. The parable in today’s Gospel is reversed, i.e., only one sheep is inside the cage and the 99 outside. In the case of the coin, the woman is now looking for the nine coins while holding only one. Of course, this joke is the Church basher’s way of showing Her irrelevance and dwindling influence. But the parable was not about the ones mentioned. In fact, it was the reverse. God, through the Church, cares for all. Whether 99 or one, God still goes out of His way to look for the lost. Nobody is left behind. Later, He will die on the cross not for the holy few, but for all.

       I remember how my father, no matter what time he went home at night, would still take time to visit us in our rooms to make sure that all his eight children were accounted for. While there wasn’t a time when we were incomplete, I am sure my father would not have slept until the missing ones were back. I can deduce this because, during meals, we would not say grace until everyone was seated. God is like that. He will never stop until everyone has gone back to Him.

       This does not mean that those who have tried hard to obey God every day of their lives would be treated less. The response of the Father to the elder son’s question in the parable of the prodigal reverberates: “My son, you are here with Me always; everything I have is yours” (Luke 15:31). Instead of dwelling on what has been given to the lost, appreciate what you have with God. Also, the probability of being the lost one rather than the one under God’s favor is greater. When that happens, are you not glad to be given another chance and be welcomed?

       Many times we cannot fathom what God wants and does. Indeed, God’s ways are not man’s ways. His love is best expressed in forgiveness. Rather than analyze and criticize it, why don’t we just do it? In the end, what God wants should prevail — that all of us will be with Him. So be it! Fr. Benny Tuazon

 

REFLECTION QUESTION: How do you treat those who are far away from the Church?

 

Lord, give me a heart that embraces the lost, the least, and the last. At the same time, I pray that I may never be lost from Your sight.

 

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