Daily Bible Reflections
for October 3, 2015
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Dear Friend,

Be filled with God's joy this Saturday.

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez



3
October
Saturday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

HOMEWARD BOUND
 

“... Rejoice that your names are written in heaven.” – Luke 10:20

 

       I have a huge three-story Victorian style mansion with a magnificent view of the sea in front and a lush green forest leading to a mountain at the back. It has more than 10 suites, an Olympic-sized pool, a badminton court, and a gym. But my favorite room is the library that has every book ever published by man.

       But it’s not here on this Earth. It’s my home in heaven.

      What’s awesome about it is I’ll be able to spend every waking moment with the Lord when I come home to His Kingdom. I also believe that I’ll still be with my family and friends, and we’ll spend the rest of eternity living our dreams, worshipping the Lord, and living happily ever after.

       It’s not yet fully furnished and is still under construction, though. I believe that every act of kindness I do adds another brick in my mansion. Every time I serve, I add another tile or furniture. Every time I turn away from temptation, I add another room.

       Every act we do now echoes in eternity. If we follow the Lord, we make a home in heaven. At the end of our earthly lives, God will be standing by our front door. He’ll give us a big embrace and say, “You did a good job down there, child. Welcome home.” Karren Renz Seña (karren.s@shepherdsvoice.com.ph)

 

Reflection: What is your home in heaven like? Start building it today by doing God’s work.

 

Thank You, Jesus, for the gift of mercy and eternal life.

 

St. Mother of Theodora Guérin, pray for us.

 

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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 

I wonder how the prophets of yesteryears would assess the unbridled capitalism and materialism of our age. In the first few months of his pontificate, Pope Francis spoke about the need to simplify our lives. I hope that he, and others with him, continues to call for a greater simplicity of living. If we want to arrest the destruction of the environment, preserve our rare resources and stop global warming, then the simplest way is to cut down our consumption, particularly in nations where it is out of control.

 
Baruch 4:5-12, 27-29

5 Fear not, my people! Remember, Israel, 6 you were sold to the nations not for your destruction; it was because you angered God that you were handed over to your foes. 7 For you provoked your Maker with sacrifices to demons, to no-gods; 8 you forsook the Eternal God who nourished you, and you grieved Jerusalem who fostered you. 9 She indeed saw coming upon you the anger of God and she said: “Hear, you neighbors of Zion! God has brought great mourning upon me, 10 for I have seen the captivity that the Eternal God has brought upon my sons and daughters. 11 With joy I fostered them; but with mourning and lament I let them go. 12 Let no one gloat over me, a widow, bereft of many: For the sins of my children I am left desolate, because they turned from the law of God. 27 Fear not, my children; call out to God! He who brought this upon you will remember you. 28 As your hearts have been disposed to stray from God, turn now ten times the more to seek him; 29 for he who has brought disaster upon you will, in saving you, bring you back enduring joy.”

 
P S A L M
 
Psalm 69:33-35, 36-37

R: The Lord listens to the poor.

32 [33] “See, you lowly ones, and be glad; you who seek God, may your hearts revive! 33[34] For the Lord hears the poor, and his own who are in bonds he spurns not. 34 [35] Let the heavens and the earth praise him, the seas and whatever moves in them!” (R) 35 [36] For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah. They shall dwell in the land and own it, 36[37] and the descendants of his servants shall inherit it, and those who love his name shall inhabit it. (R)

 
GOSPEL
 

Jesus tells His disciples not to focus on the spectacular and glorious events of their ministry, but on the fact that their names are recorded in the book of eternal life. The latter will endure and form their lives forever, while the former will pass into memories that will someday be forgotten — judged incidental when compared to the things that really matter.While it is nice to bask in the glory of our own success, it is still the success of Jesus in the resurrection that makes all the difference.

 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the Kingdom.

 
Luke 10:17-24

17 The seventy-two disciples returned rejoicing, and said to Jesus, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us because of your name.” 18 Jesus said, “I have observed Satan fall like lightning from the sky. 19 Behold, I have given you the power ‘to tread upon serpents’ and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you. 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice because the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” 21 At that very moment he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father, such has been your gracious will. 22 All things have been handed over to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son and anyone to whom the Son wishes to reveal him.” 23 Turning to the disciples in private he said, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I say to you, many prophets and kings desired to see what you see, but did not see it, and to hear what you hear, but did not hear it.”

 

think: While it is nice to bask in the glory of our own success, it is still the success of Jesus in the resurrection that makes all the difference.

 
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 Ecclesiastes 1-4 

 

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SABBATH

 

INVITATION TO PRAISE GOD

 

During a recollection, I once asked the participants to write down their prayers — from the kind of prayer they use most frequently to the one they use rarely. It did not come as a surprise to me that everyone put first “prayer of petition,” followed by “prayer of thanksgiving,” and then most had nothing else to write. Only six out of the 43 participants wrote “prayer of praise.” (And these six belonged to Charismatic communities).

       Most of us pray to ask the Lord for something. After all, we are in need of so much divine help in the daily struggles and problems that we encounter. We easily remember Jesus’ words: “Ask and you will receive.” So, there is nothing wrong with “prayers of petition.”

       But many forget to thank God when He has granted our petition. We take for granted the small signs of God’s love that we experience day after day. Do we thank Him for them? Isn’t it that we take too many things for granted, forgetting the One who sent us these small signs of His love?

       In today’s Gospel passage, we see Jesus praying. Suddenly He breaks out in a prayer of praise. His disciples had come back from their first successful mission – and Jesus praises His Father, making us aware that praise is a very important form of prayer. And it is not only Jesus who makes us aware of this. John the Baptist’s father, Zechariah, broke out into a song of praise. When Mary met her cousin, Elizabeth, she broke out into the “Magnificat,” the beautiful song of praise. When we attend the Sunday Mass, soon after it has started, we sing or recite the “Glory to God in the Highest,” a song of praise. At the end of the Preface we join the angels in their song of joy and praise, “Holy, holy, holy.”

       Our prayer life would be enriched by adding more prayers of praise to our prayers of petition and thanksgiving. After all, God deserves to always be praised for all He did, does and will do for us. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD

 

REFLECTION QUESTION: Checking your daily prayer, do you praise God enough?

 

Lord, I admit that I ask You for so many things; sometimes I even forget to thank You. And yet, You continue to care for me. Seeing You praising Your Father, You make me aware how important the prayer of praise is. Let me not forget this.

 

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