Daily Bible Reflections
for July 27, 2016
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Dear Friend,

This Wednesday, may you hear His voice in your heart!

Praying for you,

Bo Sanchez



27
July
Wednesday
TODAY'S READINGS:

DIDACHE | COMPANION | SABBATH
DIDACHE

 

MY GREATEST
TREASURE
 

The Kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field which a person finds… – Matthew 13:44

 

       In January 1991, my officemate, Perci, invited me to their weekly prayer meeting. I obliged and joined their worship and listened to the talk. During the sharing portion, I had the boldness to share, “I feel that this is where I belong.” I felt I was home and they were my family.

       Through the years as a member and servant of The Light of Jesus Family, I’ve learned a lot from the teachings, seminars, workshops and trainings of the community. I’ve served in various ministries. I’ve found God in people I’ve met and in the service that I do.

       I believe that I have found my greatest treasure — a personal relationship with God who loves me unconditionally, who forgives me unendingly, who searches for me untiringly, in a community that helps me in my journey to holiness and wholeness. Meann Tee (meanntytee@yahoo.com)

 

Reflection: What do you value most in life? Have you found your greatest treasure? God is searchable and reachable. He is waiting for you to receive His love and forgiveness.

 

Father, thank You for helping me find my greatest treasure — You. May I help others find theirs, too. Amen.

 
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COMPANION

 

1ST READING
 

Jeremiah laments his experience as a prophet — a life of suffering and hardship. We can relate to Jeremiah because he is true to who he is. If he does not like something, he will say so. The challenge of discipleship is that it restricts what we can do due to our various commitments. We can rejoice in or resent our busyness as disciples.

 

Jeremiah 15:10, 16-21

10 Woe to me, mother, that you gave me birth! a man of strife and contention to all the land! I neither borrow nor lend yet all curse me. 16 When I found your words, I devoured them; they became my joy and the happiness of my heart, because I bore your name, O Lord, God of hosts. 17 I did not sit celebrating in the circle of merrymakers; under the weight of your hand I sat alone because you filled me with indignation. 18 Why is my pain continuous, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? You have indeed become for me a treacherous brook, whose waters do not abide! 19 Thus the Lord answered me, “If you repent, so that I restore you, in my presence you shall stand. If you bring forth the precious without the vile, you shall be my mouthpiece. Then it shall be they who turn to you, and you shall not turn to them; 20 and I will make you toward this people a solid wall of brass. Though they fight against you, they shall not prevail, for I am with you, to deliver and rescue you,” says the Lord. 21 “I will free you from the hand of the wicked, and rescue you from the grasp of the violent.”

 
P S A L M
 

Psalm 59:2-3, 4, 10-11, 17, 18

R: God is my refuge on the day of distress.

1 [2] Rescue me from my enemies, O my God; from my adversaries defend me. 2 [3] Rescue me from evildoers; from bloodthirsty men save me. (R) 3 [4] For behold, they lie in wait for my life; mighty men come together against me. Not for any offense or sin of mine, O Lord. (R) 9 [10] O my strength! for you I watch; for you, O God, are my stronghold, 10 [11] As for my God, may his mercy go before me; may he show me the fall of my foes. (R) 16 [17] But I will sing of your strength and revel at dawn in your mercy; You have been my stronghold my refuge in the day of distress. (R) 17 [18] O my strength! your praise will I sing; for you, O God, are my stronghold, my merciful God! (R)

 
GOSPEL
 

What is your most precious treasure in life? Jesus is our most precious treasure because without Him there is no life. We need Him so that we can embrace the fullness of His calling. Without Him it will be impossible to do whatever He asks us to do, as Mary suggests at the wedding feast of Cana. Let us focus on Jesus and the gift of salvation He offers us.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

I call you my friends, says the Lord, for I have made known to you all that the Father has told me.

 

Matthew 13:44-46

44 Jesus said to his disciples: “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field, which a person finds and hides again, and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 Again, the Kingdom of heaven is like a merchant searching for fine pearls. 46 When he finds a pearl of great price, he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.”

 

think: Jesus is our most precious treasure because without Him there is no life.

 
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 Judith 9-12

 

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SABBATH

 

SPIRITUAL TREASURE HUNT

 

A classmate who lived near a big forest outside my hometown in Cologne, Germany once told us that his father mentioned to him that during World War II, some treasures had been buried in that forest, at a place called Steinberg. I knew that place but I had never thought treasures were buried there. So, one afternoon, three of us went into the forest and looked for the spot where the treasure was supposed to be. But we did not find anything.

       Exciting treasure hunts are stuff for novels and movies. The search, the effort, the discovery — or disappointment when nothing is discovered — inspired writers of all times.

       In Israel, it was common to bury money and valuables because banks did not exist yet. Since Jesus took His parables from well-known realities, probably all who listened to Him had heard stories of people who had accidentally discovered a treasure and then bought the field. According to Jewish law, the find became the possession of the buyer.

       Of course, the treasure and later the “Pearl of great price” stand for the discovery of God’s Kingdom. The question is: Do we consider ourselves so happy and privileged, so full of joy, because we have “found” the treasure and the pearl — the Kingdom of God? Most of us did not even have to search for it because our parents had us baptized already when we were babies. Unfortunately, many take for granted their belonging to Christ and to the Kingdom. I will never forget the profound joy of a Japanese lady whom I was able to baptize in my parish. How happy she was! She later became the most faithful parishioner because, as she told me, life is too short to thank the Lord enough for letting her find Him and becoming His adopted daughter.

       That should make us traditional Catholics think. Fr. Rudy Horst, SVD

 

REFLECTION QUESTION: How valuable is your belonging to Christ and how does it show in your daily life?

 

Lord, enkindle in me more joy, gratitude and enthusiasm for having received this treasure without searching for it. Amen.

 

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