Daily Bible Reflections
for November 12, 2014
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Dear Friend,

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12
November
Wednesday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

HEAL ME, JESUS!
 

“Get up and go your way. Your faith has made you well.” – Luke 17:19

 

For years, I petitioned God to bless us with another child. One night, as I was uttering the same prayer, I felt God respond, “Before you ask for a baby, ask for healing.”

       It’s true. I don’t have the best health. I’ve seen so many doctors and, by far, the most helpful was my cardiologist who said, “Your heart is fine. I don’t want to see you in my clinic again!”

       After years of searching for a cure and failing to find even a diagnosis, I convinced myself that this is my lot in life and suffering is good for my soul. It took a while before I could bring myself to ask for healing. I was too afraid to hope.

       There’s no point in asking unless you believe with all your heart that a miracle will happen. God’s urging convinced me it is His will for me to be well.

       With that promise in mind, I finally gathered enough faith to ask. It has opened doors and, do I daresay, a path to recovery!

       Now I dare to ask, because I dare to believe in God’s power and mercy! Cecil Lim (cez_lim@yahoo.com)

 

Reflection: Accept God’s healing by expanding your faith and believing in God’s capability to change your current reality.

 

Lord, teach me to reach out to You in my need. Bring me health in body and spirit that I may serve You with all my strength.

 

St. Josaphat, bishop and martyr, pray for us.

 

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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 

It is always a good idea to remember our past as it can help us when we share the Gospel with others. There will always be challenges when we proclaim the Gospel and so, if we remember how we came to receive it, this can help us overcome the difficulties we encounter.

 
Titus 3:1-7

1 Beloved: Remind them to be under the control of magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be open to every good enterprise. 2 They are to slander no one, to be peaceable, considerate, exercising all graciousness toward everyone. 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, deluded, slaves to various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful ourselves and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and generous love of God our savior appeared, 5 not because of any righteous deeds we had done but because of his mercy, he saved us through the bath of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he richly poured out on us through Jesus Christ our savior, 7 so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life.

 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 23:1-3, 3-4, 5, 6

R: The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 In verdant pastures he gives me repose; beside restful waters he leads me; 3 he refreshes my soul. (R) He guides me in right paths for his name’s sake. 4 Even though I walk in the dark valley I fear no evil; for you are at my side with your rod and your staff that give me courage. (R) 5 You spread the table before me in the sight of my foes; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. (R) 6 Only goodness and kindness follow me all the days of my life; and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord for years to come. (R)

 
GOSPEL
 

How much gratitude do we have in our hearts for what Christ has done for us? And how often do we express our gratitude to God? Today’s parable reminds us that we should not forget to be grateful to God. Let us take some time each day in prayer to thank God for His goodness and blessings so that we will grow in gratitude and become more and more like Him.

 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

In all circumstances, give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.

 
Luke 17:11-19

11 As Jesus continued his journey to Jerusalem, he traveled through Samaria and Galilee. 12 As he was entering a village, ten lepers met him. They stood at a distance from him 13 and raised their voice, saying, “Jesus, Master! Have pity on us!” 14 And when he saw them, he said, “Go show yourselves to the priests.” As they were going they were cleansed. 15 And one of them, realizing he had been healed, returned, glorifying God in a loud voice; 16 and he fell at the feet of Jesus and thanked him. He was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? 18 Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God?” 19 Then he said to him, “Stand up and go; your faith has saved you.”

 

think:  Let us take some time each day in prayer to thank God for His goodness and blessings to us.

 
T O D A Y’S BLESSING LIST
Thank You Lord for: __________________
 
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God’s special verse/thought for me today_
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READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR Jeremiah 11-14

 

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SABBATH

 

GRATITUDE IS HOLINESS

 

Jesus gives a lesson on thanksgiving here. This is rare. The reason is clear; He does not need our gratitude. He heals unconditionally and not to be recognized. He does it as pure service and love. He does it to save.

       We must never think that God is like us who are aching and waiting for appreciation, praise or thanks. God is God. He is complete. But we wonder why Jesus, in our Gospel today, asked about the other nine when one returned to give thanks. Jesus added drama to the story by recognizing the one who returned as a “foreigner,” meaning not a member of the chosen people. It was an insult to the Jews. The Samaritan leper received the grace of healing better than the other lepers who were Jews.

         Why the seeming need to be thanked and glorified? It is because to make an act of gratitude makes us better children of God. When we thank God, we recognize our dependence on Him. We cannot exist without Him. In the process, we enrich ourselves with God’s grace. Being thankful means emptying ourselves and letting God inebriate us with His Spirit. Gratitude is holiness. The word “gratitude” itself is loosely associated with “grace.”

         Jesus encourages us to be thankful to God — not for any selfish reason on God’s part, but for our continuous spiritual advancement towards the fullness of life. When we give thanks, we open ourselves to more graces. The leper who returned received more graces. Jesus recognized his faith, which facilitated his reception of salvation. Thus, gratitude is not just an act of holiness but an opening for salvation.

       To wake up in the morning and live another day is already a great blessing. We have so many things in life to thank God for. Even our challenging and difficult times are opportunities to give thanks to God if we just think about it. We were made to give thanks. Our being is to give thanks. It was not accidental that the main Christian celebration is the Eucharist which means “thanksgiving.” God meant us to always give thanks. To Him, yes, but for our own salvation! Fr. Benny Tuazon

 

REFLECTION QUESTION: When did you last thank God for your blessings and for every single thing you have in your life?

 

Lord Jesus, a whole lifetime is not enough to thank You for all that’s in my life — blessings, graces, trials, people. Thank You for everything, Lord!

 

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