Daily Bible Reflections
for November 10, 2015
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Dear Friend,

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Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez



10
November
Tuesday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

 
HIS CONSOLING LOVE
 

“As gold in the furnace, he proved them...” – Wisdom 3:6

 

       As the youngest in the family, my parents spoiled me a lot. I loved my childhood and always look back on it with gratefulness to God and my parents.

       As I grew older, I became disenchanted and had to learn about life the hard way. I experienced rejection, disappointments, failures and so much more, which felt like hell as I was going through them. I turned to God and sought solace in Him.

     One time, while in prayer, I saw a big hand holding a vase and throwing it on the floor. It smashed into smithereens. Afterwards, the same hand picked up the pieces carefully and put them together until it was able to create a work of art far more beautiful than it was before.

         I asked, “What are You telling me, Lord?”

       I sensed Him telling me, “You are that vase. Trials, hurts, rejections and persecutions are your furnace of fire — they refine you and mold you into a beautiful person who will be pleasing to Me. Trust in My love, which is greater than any hurt you will ever encounter in life.”

   I cried and felt His consoling love. Marisa Aguas (jojangaguas@yahoo.com)
 

Reflection: Are you undergoing your own furnace of fire in your life right now? Ask Jesus to give you the strength to endure. Trust in His love.

 

Heavenly Father, please grant me the grace to find my strength in You. Help me overcome the trials in my life. Jesus, I trust in You.

 

St. Leo the Great, pope and doctor of the Church, pray for us.

 

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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 
The souls of the righteous are with God. We need to ensure that we are counted among the righteous if we want to go to heaven. Unfortunately, that is not an easy task. We need to embrace God’s call to holiness and live it out. It is not enough to know what we believe we should do — we have to live and do it. That is what a righteous person does. He lives according to the truth of the Gospel as revealed by Jesus Christ.
 
Wisdom 2:23–3:9

23 God formed man to be imperishable; the image of his own nature he made them. 24 But by the envy of the Devil, death entered the world, and they who are in his possession experience it. 3: 1But the souls of the just are in the hand of God, and no torment shall touch them. 2 They seemed, in the view of the foolish, to be dead; and their passing away was thought an affliction 3 and their going forth from us, utter destruction. But they are in peace. 4 For if before men, indeed, they be punished, yet is their hope full of immortality; 5 Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessed, because God tried them and found them worthy of himself. 6 As gold in the furnace, he proved them, and as sacrificial offerings he took them to himself. 7 In the time of their visitation they shall shine, and shall dart about as sparks through stubble; 8 They shall judge nations and rule over peoples, and the Lord shall be their King forever. 9 Those who trust in him shall  understand truth, and the faithful shall abide with him in love: Because grace and mercy are with his holy ones, and his care is with the elect.

 
P S A L M
 

Psalm 34:2-3, 16-17, 18-19

R: I will bless the Lord at all times.

1 [2] I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall be ever in my mouth. 2 [3] Let my soul glory in the Lord; the lowly will hear me and be glad. (R) 15 [16] The Lord has eyes for the just, and ears for their cry. 16 [17] The Lord confronts the evildoers, to destroy remembrance of them from the earth. (R) 17 [18] When the just cry out, the Lord hears them, and from all their distress he rescues them. 18 [19] The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; and those who are crushed in spirit he saves. (R)

 
GOSPEL
 

A disciple’s life is one of service to the Gospel and the Kingdom of God. There should be no place in the Church for any sense of privilege from its leaders as we are all totally dependent on the grace of God for everything that we have and are able to do. It is by His grace that we are gifted with talents. We must learn to use them with humility for the benefit of the Church as well as ourselves.

 
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Whoever loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him.

 
Luke 17:7-10

7 Jesus said to the Apostles: “Who among you would say to your servant who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here immediately and take your place at table’? 8 Would he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for me to eat. Put on your apron and wait on me while I eat and drink. You may eat and drink when I am finished’? 9 Is he grateful to that servant because he did what was commanded? 10 So should it be with you. When you have done all you have been commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done what we were obliged to do.’”

 

think: We must learn to use our talents with humility for the benefit of the Church as well as ourselves.

 
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 Jeremiah 4-6

 

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SABBATH

 

OF MEN AND SERVICE

 

Jesus punctuates His parable on service today with the line: “When you have done all you have been commanded to do, say, ‘We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty’” (Luke 17:10).

       This brings my thoughts to the late secretary of the Department of Interior and Local Government, Jesse Robredo. On August 18, 2012, he died in a plane crash off the shores of Masbate Island. On my last trip to Legaspi, a friend of mine volunteered to bring me to Robredo’s graveyard. His resting place has become one of the prides of the city. Mention his name and the people’s demeanor suddenly changes into one of fond reverence. Jesse was a people’s man. He was fond of wearing casual polo. When he was town mayor, he went around wearing shorts and slippers.

       In contrast, during the last State of the Nation Address of the President, senators, congressmen and women turned the event into a red-carpet circus. During interviews, they spoke not of their programs but of their fashion designers and the inspiration for their gowns. When you looked at Jesse Robredo, he hardly looked “honorable,” but people honor his memory deeply.

       One insightful line goes, “It is not the title that gives a man honor. It is the man who gives honor to the title.” You want to become a true man or woman of honor in this world and in the Kingdom? Throw away your lust for titles. Do not fuss about vain recognition and applause. Give yourself away in love. GK Chesterton once wrote, “The reason why angels can fly is because they take themselves lightly.” Do not take yourself too seriously and serve with joy and serenity even in anonymity. “When you have done all you have been commanded to do, say, ‘We are useless servants. We have done no more than our duty.’” Remember, it was pride that turned angels into devils. It is humility that turns men into angels. Fr. Joel Jason

 

REFLECTION QUESTION: Exercise today your “muscle” of humility. Do a kind deed in anonymity and with no desire for reward.

 

Lord, teach me to be generous, to give and not to count the cost… save that of knowing that I do Your most holy will. Amen.

 

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