Reflections of Faith
Read and be inspired by a reflection based on today's Gospel made by members of the Verbum Dei Family in Manila.
6/6/2019
Daily Guidelines: June 6, 2019June 6, 2019 – Thursday
Gospel: John 17:20–26 “The world does not know you, but I know you.” – John17:25 Jesus came not only for the world to know His name but for all the people to understand the love of the Father. And He fulfilled this mission by being a channel for us to the Father’s love. Like Jesus who made this love known to the world, let us also be a channel of the Father’s love to one another. #PrayVD
6/5/2019
Daily Guidelines: June 5, 2019June 5, 2019 – Wednesday
Gospel: John 17:11b–19 “Your word is truth.” – John 17:17 As the society grasps for truth in its daily endeavors, some people lie for the sake of their own convenience. Fake news is being spread as if it’s the daily commodity for the people. And with the innocent being fed with lies, comes dignity being devoured by the wicked. In today’s Gospel, Jesus is thoughtfully praying for our protection and guidance; that the words that we would hear and receive are of God’s words of truth. His prayer alsocomes with an invitation for us to be vigilant and wise with the words that we give to and receive from others. #PrayVD
6/4/2019
Daily Guidelines: June 4, 2019June 4, 2019 – Tuesday
Gospel: John 17:1–11a “For the words that you gave to me I have given to them.” – John 17:8 The act of sharing also gives a sense of belongingness. Withthe act of sharing the Father’s words, Jesus gave His disciplesa sense of belonging to the Heavenly Father. This attitude should also be with us as we share the Word of God to our brothers and sisters who are in pursuit of acceptance. May we be compassionate in sharing the words that we receive from the Father as Jesus taught us to love one another. #PrayVD
6/3/2019
Daily Guidelines: June 3, 2019June 3, 2019 – Monday
Gospel: John 16:29–33 “Take courage, I have conquered the world!” – John 16:33 In a world where one is being persecuted because of his own faith, courage is needed to live what you believe. The streetsmay have eyes as much as the walls have ears; others might be waiting for that moment of throwing criticisms to a faithful who stumbles in his way. But we should not lose our faithbecause we have our advocate – the Holy Spirit. In today’s Gospel, Jesus inspired His disciples to take courage in living what they believe. Let us also take this as anencouragement for us to enduringly stand for the truth as wecourageously live what we believe. #PrayVD
6/2/2019
Daily Guidelines: June 2, 2019June 2, 2019 - Sunday
Lk 24:46-53 “And behold I am sending the promise of my Father upon you” In this feast of the Ascension, disciples were filled with great joy as Jesus ascended into heaven and was continually in the temple praising God. We are also disciples of Jesus who live in this time. Do we also experience that great inner joy that only Jesus can give by giving him the highest importance in our everyday lives? Celebrate today for our Lord from on high is ever close to us, ever present to us desiring so much to share in his Divine life. #PrayVD
6/1/2019
Daily Guidelines: June 1, 2019June 1, 2019 - Saturday
Jn 16:23b-28 “Because you have loved Me” Loving Jesus will give us complete joy. Whatever we ask of the Father, He will give it because He loves us. He loves us for we love Jesus. Loving Jesus is also loving His people. Loving Jesus is being selfless. Loving Jesus means we are open to listen to Him. Loving Jesus is an everyday communication with Him. Mama Mary’s love to Jesus gave her a complete joy and their loving relationship became fruitful that grants us the salvation. Our loving relationship with Jesus has a fruit that may bring a complete joy to the world. #PrayVD
5/31/2019
Daily Guidelines: May 31, 2019May 31, 2019 - Friday
Lk 1:39-56 “Sing a song of praise” In today’s gospel, Mary is singing her song of praise to the Lord. In this time of prayer, we too are encouraged to give our thanks and praises to the ever loving God who loves us so much. We have conquered many battles in our life. God has healed us from our sickness. God has filled our spiritual hunger. God has provided us our daily needs and many more. We are all testimonies of how great our God is. As witnesses of God’s greatness, let us testify to the people for them to say with conviction the great love of God. #PrayVD
5/30/2019
Daily Guidelines: May 30, 2019May 30, 2019 - Thursday
Jn 16:16-20 “Because I am going to the Father” Jesus said to His disciples that He will go now to the Father. Jesus has to go to show to us the kingdom of God and the kingdom is real. Jesus has to go so that He can say to us “I’m in My Kingdom” and to welcome us personally. God never abandoned us but shows His kingdom to be our refuge. The more we get closer to Jesus , the more we get closer to His kingdom. Holy Spirit, may you grant us the strength and courage to bring God’s kingdom to your people. #PrayVD
5/29/2019
Daily Guidelines: May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 - Wednesday
Jn 16:12-15 “He will guide you to all truth” The Holy Spirit knows everything about Jesus, everything that the Father has. The Holy Spirit is showing to us God’s kingdom where life is eternal. God loves us so much that he sent the Holy Spirit to revealto us the truth that there is eternity despite the deaths we are experiencing in our daily lives to give us hope and for our paths to be always directed to Jesus and be with Him for the whole eternity. We thank you Lord for revealing the truth to us. May You bless us also so that we may be able to reveal the truth to others #PrayVD
5/28/2019
Daily Guidelines: May 28, 2019May 28, 2019 - Tuesday
Jn 16:5-11 “I will send you the Spirit” Jesus has promised to us that He will send the Holy spirit to us to reveal us the truth. The truth that will guide us while we are journeying in this world. With so many difficult realities we encounter, we are blessed with the Holy Spirit to see those realities with the eyes of faith. It is a call to us to take actions on those realities. Let us go deeper with our prayer and ask the Lord for the strength to face those realities. #PrayVD |
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